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Shloka 4

Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 148: Vāsudeva’s Report—Mobilization and the Nīti Sequence

Sāma–Bheda–Daṇḍa

तस्य पुत्रा बभूवुर्हि पञठ्च राजर्षिसत्तमा: । तेषां यदुर्महातेजा ज्येष्ठ: समभवत्‌ प्रभु:,“ययातिके पाँच पुत्र हुए, जो सब-के-सब श्रेष्ठ राजर्षि थे। उनमें महातेजस्वी एवं शक्तिशाली ज्येष्ठ पुत्र यदु थे और सबसे छोटे पुत्रका नाम पूरु हुआ, जिन्होंने हमारे इस वंशकी वृद्धि की है। वे वृषपर्वाकी पुत्री शर्मिष्ठाके गर्भसे उत्पन्न हुए थे

tasya putrā babhūvur hi pañca rājarṣi-sattamāḥ | teṣāṁ yadur mahātejā jyeṣṭhaḥ samabhavat prabhuḥ |

അവനു അഞ്ചു പുത്രന്മാർ ജനിച്ചു; അവർ എല്ലാവരും ശ്രേഷ്ഠ രാജർഷിമാർ. അവരിൽ മഹാതേജസ്സുള്ള യദു ജ്യേഷ്ഠനായി, ശക്തിമാനായ പ്രഭുവായി നിലകൊണ്ടു.

तस्यof him
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
पुत्राःsons
पुत्राः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
बभूवुःwere/ became
बभूवुः:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
Karta
TypeNumeral
Rootपञ्चन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural (indeclinable form used)
राजर्षि-सत्तमाःbest of royal sages
राजर्षि-सत्तमाः:
Karta
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootराजर्षि-सत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
यदुःYadu
यदुः:
Karta
TypeProper Noun
Rootयदु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महातेजाःof great splendor
महातेजाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहातेजस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ज्येष्ठःeldest
ज्येष्ठः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समभवत्became/was
समभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (सम्-भू)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
प्रभुःlord/mighty one
प्रभुः:
Karta
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyudeva
Y
Yadu

Educational Q&A

The verse frames dynastic history through a dharmic lens: ideal rulers are portrayed as rājarṣis—kings whose authority is legitimized by ethical and spiritual excellence—so lineage is not merely biological but a vehicle for righteous governance.

Vāyudeva recounts a genealogical detail: five sons were born to the referenced ancestor, and among them Yadu is identified as the eldest and powerful, establishing precedence and the prominence of Yadu within the line.