Shloka 4

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

Sāma–Bheda–Daṇḍa

Devanagari script

तस्य पुत्रा बभूवुर्हि पञठ्च राजर्षिसत्तमा: । तेषां यदुर्महातेजा ज्येष्ठ: समभवत्‌ प्रभु:

Transliteration

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

Translation

ତାଙ୍କର ପାଞ୍ଚ ପୁତ୍ର ଜନ୍ମିଲେ; ସେମାନେ ସମସ୍ତେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ରାଜର୍ଷି ଥିଲେ। ସେମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ମହାତେଜସ୍ବୀ ଯଦୁ ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ ହେଲେ ଏବଂ ସମର୍ଥ ପ୍ରଭୁ ରୂପେ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• बभूवुः: were/ became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Karta
• Type: Numeral
• Root: पञ्चन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural (indeclinable form used)

• राजर्षि-सत्तमाः: best of royal sages
• राजर्षि-सत्तमाः: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: राजर्षि-सत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• यदुः: Yadu
• यदुः: Karta
• Type: Proper Noun
• Root: यदु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ज्येष्ठः: eldest
• ज्येष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समभवत्: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (सम्-भू)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रभुः: lord/mighty one
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Yadu

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.