Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 35

Pūru-vaṁśa, Duṣmanta–Śakuntalā, and the Rise of Mahārāja Bharata

Devanagari script

तस्यैवं वितथे वंशे तदर्थं यजत: सुतम् । मरुत्स्तोमेन मरुतो भरद्वाजमुपाददु: ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

tasyaivaṁ vitathe vaṁśe tad-arthaṁ yajataḥ sutam marut-stomena maruto bharadvājam upādaduḥ

Translation

သားသမီးရရန် ကြိုးပမ်းမှု မအောင်မြင်သဖြင့် မင်းကြီးသည် မရုတ-စတိုမ ယဇ်ပူဇော်ပွဲကို ပြုလုပ်ခဲ့သည်။ မရုတနတ်တို့သည် ကျေနပ်အားရ၍ ဘာရဒွါဇ အမည်ရှိသော သားတစ်ယောက်ကို ပေးသနားခဲ့သည်။

Synonyms

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (manner adverb/प्रकार)

• vitathe: in the fruitless/failed
• vitathe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vitatha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Saptamī (Locative), Ekavacana; qualifying 'vaṁśe'

• vaṁśe: lineage
• vaṁśe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṁśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• tad-artham: for that purpose
• tad-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva compound used adverbially (अव्ययीभाव), Dvitīyā-anta form functioning as avyaya: 'for that purpose'

• yajataḥ: of the sacrificer / while sacrificing
• yajataḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ-pratyaya present participle (वर्तमान कृदन्त), Parasmaipada; Puṁliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive), Ekavacana: 'of (him) sacrificing'

• sutam: a son
• sutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• marut-stomena: by the Marut-hymn
• marut-stomena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marut (प्रातिपदिक) + stoma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: marutām stomaḥ (hymn to the Maruts)

• marutaḥ: the Maruts
• marutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marut (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• bharadvājam: Bharadvāja
• bharadvājam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharadvāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• upādaduḥ: they bestowed/granted
• upādaduḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (Perfect/लिट्), Prathama puruṣa, Bahuvacana; upa+√dā (to bestow/grant)

Characters & Entities

• Vitatha
• Maruts
• Bharadvāja

FAQs

Who is Bharadvāja in Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 9?

In this verse, Bharadvāja is described as the son granted by the Maruts to King Vitatha as a result of the Marut-stoma sacrifice.

What is the Marut-stoma yajña mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana?

Marut-stoma is a Vedic sacrificial rite associated with pleasing the Maruts; here it is said to bring the blessing of a son, Bharadvāja.

How can devotees apply the lesson of this verse in modern life?

It highlights purposeful, dharmic effort (sincere worship and duty) and trusting that higher powers can support righteous aims when pursued properly.