Shloka 2

Yadu-vaṃśa and the Haihaya Line: From Yadu to Kārtavīrya Arjuna

Devanagari script

यदोः पुत्रा बभूवुर्हि पञ्च देवसुतोपमाः / सहस्रजिदथ श्रेष्ठः क्रोष्टुर्नीलोञ्जिको लघुः

Transliteration

yadoḥ putrā babhūvurhi pañca devasutopamāḥ / sahasrajidatha śreṣṭhaḥ kroṣṭurnīloñjiko laghuḥ

Translation

Yadu memiliki lima putra yang laksana putra-putra dewa: Sahasrajit, lalu Kroṣṭu yang utama, Nīla, Oñjika, dan Laghu.

Word by Word

• yadoḥ: of Yadu
• yadoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yadu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• putrāḥ: sons
• putrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• babhūvuḥ: were/became
• babhūvuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात) giving emphasis

• pañca: five
• pañca: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective, indeclinable form used with plural noun

• deva-suta-upamāḥ: like sons of gods
• deva-suta-upamāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva-suta-upama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; compound: deva-suta (tatpuruṣa) + upama ‘like’

• sahasra-jit: Sahasrajit
• sahasra-jit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra-jit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; name; compound: sahasra + jit ‘conqueror’

• atha: then/and
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), discourse particle (अनन्तर/प्रारम्भ)

• śreṣṭhaḥ: the best
• śreṣṭhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; used appositionally

• kroṣṭuḥ: Kroṣṭu
• kroṣṭuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kroṣṭu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; proper name (Kroṣṭu)

• nīla-uñjikaḥ: Nīloñjika
• nīla-uñjikaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīla-uñjika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; proper name; compound: nīla + uñjika

• laghuḥ: Laghu
• laghuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laghu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; proper name (Laghu)