Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 18

Śrāddhadeva Manu’s Sons: Pṛṣadhra’s Curse and Renunciation; Genealogies of Nariṣyanta and Diṣṭa

Devanagari script

वसो: प्रतीकस्तत्पुत्र ओघवानोघवत्पिता । कन्या चौघवती नाम सुदर्शन उवाह ताम् ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

vasoḥ pratīkas tat-putra oghavān oghavat-pitā kanyā caughavatī nāma sudarśana uvāha tām

Translation

Putra Vasu ialah Pratīka, dan putra Pratīka ialah Oghavān. Putra Oghavān juga dikenal sebagai Oghavān, dan putrinya bernama Oghavatī. Sudarśana menikahi putri itu.

Synonyms

• वसोः: of Vasu
• वसोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• प्रतीकः: Pratīka
• प्रतीकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• तत्-पुत्रः: his son
• तत्-पुत्रः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य पुत्रः)

• ओघवान्: Oghavān
• ओघवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओघवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; -वत् प्रत्ययान्त (possessive)

• ओघवत्-पिता: father of Oghavān
• ओघवत्-पिता: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओघवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ओघवतः पिता)

• कन्या: a daughter
• कन्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: None (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• ओघवती: Oghavatī
• ओघवती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओघवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: None (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, नामनिर्देशक (indeclinable used to indicate name)

• सुदर्शनः: Sudarśana
• सुदर्शनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाह: married / took (as wife)
• उवाह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Vasu
• Pratīka
• Oghavān
• Oghavatī
• Sudarśana

FAQs

Who are Pratīka and Oghavān in Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 9?

They are successive descendants in the dynasty being enumerated by Śukadeva Gosvāmī—Vasu’s son is Pratīka, and Pratīka’s son is Oghavān.

Who married Oghavatī according to Bhagavatam 9.2.18?

Oghavatī, the daughter of Oghavān, was married to Sudarśana.

What is the spiritual value of reading genealogies in the Bhagavata Purana?

These lineages preserve sacred history and show how dharma and devotion flow through generations, helping devotees place major personalities and teachings within the broader Purāṇic narrative.