Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 10

Dynasty of Kṣatravṛddha: Kāśi Kings, Dhanvantari, Rajī’s Sons, and the Transition to Nahuṣa

Devanagari script

इतीमे काशयो भूपा: क्षत्रवृद्धान्वयायिन: । राभस्य रभस: पुत्रो गम्भीरश्चाक्रियस्तत: ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

itīme kāśayo bhūpāḥ kṣatravṛddhānvayāyinaḥ rābhasya rabhasaḥ putro gambhīraś cākriyas tataḥ

Translation

Ô Mahārāja Parīkṣit, tous ces rois étaient descendants de Kāśi, et l’on peut aussi les dire descendants de Kṣatravṛddha. Le fils de Rābha fut Rabhasa; de Rabhasa naquit Gambhīra; et de Gambhīra naquit un fils nommé Akriya.

Synonyms

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थक-निगमन/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative/closure marker)

• इमे: these
• इमे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• काशयः: the Kāśayas (kings of Kāśī line)
• काशयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• भूपाः: kings
• भूपाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• क्षत्रवृद्धान्वयायिनः: descending in the line of Kṣatravṛddha
• क्षत्रवृद्धान्वयायिनः: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षत्रवृद्ध + अन्वयायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—क्षत्रवृद्धस्य अन्वयः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + आयिन् (going/descending); विशेषणम् (qualifier of काशयः/भूपाः)

• राभस्य: of Rābhasa
• राभस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राभस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• रभसः: Rabhasa
• रभसः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रभस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गम्भीरः: Gambhīra
• गम्भीरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गम्भीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अक्रियः: Akriya
• अक्रियः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī
• Kṣatravṛddha
• Rābha
• Rabhāsa
• Gambhīra
• Akriya

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the kings of Kāśī?

This verse lists the Kāśī rulers as descendants of Kṣatravṛddha and gives a brief succession: Rābha → Rabhāsa → Gambhīra → Akriya.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrate dynasties and genealogies in Canto 9?

He is tracing sacred history—showing how rulers and lineages unfold under dharma—while connecting major personalities and events within the Purāṇic timeline.

Practical application of studying Bhagavatam genealogies in modern life?

It trains attention to continuity, responsibility, and dharma—reminding readers that character and duty shape legacy beyond one lifetime.