Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 33

Genealogies from Yayāti’s Sons to the Yadu Dynasty; Romapāda–Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; Kārtavīryārjuna; and the Rise of Yādava Branches

Devanagari script

तेषां तु षट्‍प्रधानानां पृथुश्रवस आत्मज: । धर्मो नामोशना तस्य हयमेधशतस्य याट् ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

teṣāṁ tu ṣaṭ pradhānānāṁ pṛthuśravasa ātmajaḥ dharmo nāmośanā tasya hayamedha-śatasya yāṭ

Translation

Parmi leurs nombreux fils, six furent les plus éminents; Pṛthuśravā y brillait. Le fils de Pṛthuśravā se nommait Dharma, et le fils de Dharma se nommait Uśanā; Uśanā accomplit cent sacrifices du cheval (aśvamedha).

Synonyms

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• ṣaṭ: six
• ṣaṭ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc) बहुवचन (Plural), (pradhānānām इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• pradhānānām: of the chiefs/principal ones
• pradhānānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• pṛthuśravasaḥ: of Pṛthuśravas
• pṛthuśravasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthuśravas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• ātmajaḥ: son
• ātmajaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• dharmaḥ: Dharma (name)
• dharmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), नामनिर्देशक (quotative/‘by name’)

• uśanā: Uśanā (name)
• uśanā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uśanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• tasya: of him/of that (person)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• hayamedhaśatasya: of (the) hundred horse-sacrifices
• hayamedhaśatasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hayamedha-śata (प्रातिपदिक); haya+medha (तत्पुरुष) + śata (संख्याशब्द)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); समासः—हयमेधः (horse-sacrifice) इति तत्पुरुषः, तस्य शतम् (hundred)

• yāṭ: Yāṭ (epithet/title)
• yāṭ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yāṭ (प्रातिपदिक/उपाधि-शब्द)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); उपाधि/विशेषनाम

Characters & Entities

• Pṛthuśravā
• Dharma

FAQs

Who is Dharma mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam 9.23?

Dharma is described as the son of Pṛthuśravā, one of the prominent figures in the Yadu dynasty genealogy narrated in Canto 9.

What does it mean that Dharma performed a hundred aśvamedhas?

It indicates that King Dharma was an exceptionally powerful and ritually accomplished ruler, performing the renowned horse sacrifice one hundred times as a mark of sovereignty and Vedic merit.

What is a practical takeaway from this Bhagavatam verse about yajña and dharma?

The verse highlights disciplined, duty-centered leadership—encouraging modern readers to honor responsibility and spiritual principles through consistent, sincere acts of service and worship.