Shloka 25

Nimi’s Disembodied Liberation and the Rise of the Mithilā (Videha) Dynasty

Devanagari script

वस्वनन्तोऽथ तत्पुत्रो युयुधो यत् सुभाषण: । श्रुतस्ततो जयस्तस्माद् विजयोऽस्माद‍ृत: सुत: ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

vasvananto ’tha tat-putro yuyudho yat subhāṣaṇaḥ śrutas tato jayas tasmād vijayo ’smād ṛtaḥ sutaḥ

Translation

Anak Upagupta ialah Vasvananta; anak Vasvananta ialah Yuyudha. Yuyudha memperanakkan Subhāṣaṇa, dan Subhāṣaṇa memperanakkan Śruta. Anak Śruta ialah Jaya; daripadanya lahir Vijaya; dan anak Vijaya ialah Ṛta.

Synonyms

• वस्वनन्तः: Vasvananta (name)
• वस्वनन्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्वनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रमण/सम्बन्ध (conjunctive particle)

• तत्-पुत्रः: his son
• तत्-पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तत्-पुत्र (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'his son')

• युयुधः: Yuyudha (name)
• युयुधः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यत्: who/which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• सुभाषणः: eloquent; of good speech
• सुभाषणः: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभाषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः सु-भाषण (कर्मधारयः)

• श्रुतः: Śruta (name)
• श्रुतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ततः: thereafter; from him
• ततः: Apadana (अपादान/from)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अपादानार्थ

• जयः: Jaya (name)
• जयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तस्मात्: from him
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान/from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• विजयः: Vijaya (name)
• विजयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्मात्: from him (this one)
• अस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान/from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• ऋतः: Ṛta (name)
• ऋतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अपosition (Ṛtaḥ sutaḥ = 'Ṛta, (his) son')

Characters & Entities

• Vasvananta
• Yuyudha
• Śruta
• Jaya
• Vijaya
• Ṛta

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam (Canto 9) say about the dynasty after Vasvananta?

It lists the succession: Vasvananta’s son was Yuyudha; from Yuyudha came Śruta, then Jaya, then Vijaya, and from Vijaya came Ṛta.

Why does the Bhagavatam mention that Yuyudha was subhāṣaṇa (eloquent)?

Alongside genealogy, the text highlights notable qualities of rulers; Yuyudha is remembered for refined speech, a virtue associated with cultured, dharmic leadership.

What is a practical lesson from this verse for modern life?

Character and speech matter: cultivating truthful, pleasing, and disciplined speech (subhāṣaṇa) is presented as a lasting virtue worth remembering across generations.