Shloka 126

Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account

Devanagari script

वैश्यायां समधाच्छौरिः पुत्रं कौशिकमग्रजम् । श्रुतंधरा तु राज्ञी तु सौरगंधपरिग्रहः

Transliteration

vaiśyāyāṃ samadhācchauriḥ putraṃ kauśikamagrajam | śrutaṃdharā tu rājñī tu sauragaṃdhaparigrahaḥ

Translation

ヴァイシャ（Vaiśyā）の女より、シャウリ（Śauri）はカウシカ（Kauśika）という名の長子をもうけた。さらに王妃シュルタンダラー（Śrutandharā）はサウラガンダ（Sauragandha）により正妻として迎えられた。

Word by Word

• वैश्यायाम्: in/with a Vaiśyā woman
• वैश्यायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• समधात्: placed/established; begot (contextual)
• समधात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √धा (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• शौरिः: Śauri
• शौरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (विशेष-नाम)

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• कौशिकम्: Kauśika
• कौशिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (नाम/गोत्र-नाम)

• अग्रजम्: elder-born/elder
• अग्रजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्रज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (of पुत्रम्/कौशिकम्)

• श्रुतंधरा: Śrutaṃdharā (name)
• श्रुतंधरा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतं + धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (श्रुतं धरति इति)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः (particle)

• राज्ञी: queen
• राज्ञी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्ञी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• तु: indeed
• तु: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः (particle)

• सौरगन्धपरिग्रहः: Sauragandha-parigraha (name/epithet: one connected with Sauragandha)
• सौरगन्धपरिग्रहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौरगन्ध + परिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सौरगन्धस्य परिग्रहः)

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial voice within the Adhyaya; broader dialogue context not provided in the input)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: समधाच्छौरिः → समधात् शौरिः (t + ś → cch sandhi).

Characters & Entities

• Śauri
• Kauśika
• Śrutandharā
• Sauragandha

FAQs

What is the main subject of this verse in the Padma Purana?

It records lineage and marriage connections: Śauri’s elder son Kauśika (born from a Vaiśyā woman) and the queen Śrutandharā being taken in marriage by Sauragandha.

Does this verse teach a direct Bhakti or ethical doctrine?

Not explicitly; it functions primarily as a genealogical/narrative notice. Any ethical reading would be indirect, emphasizing continuity of dynasties and social relationships rather than a stated moral injunction.

Who is speaking in this shloka?

The verse reads as third-person narration. Without the surrounding verses, the specific dialogue speaker (e.g., Pulastya to Bhīṣma) cannot be asserted with certainty.