Shloka 63
Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account
शोणाश्वस्य सुताः पंच शूरा रणविशारदाः । शमी च राजशर्मा च निमूर्त्तः शत्रुजिच्छुचिः
śoṇāśvasya sutāḥ paṃca śūrā raṇaviśāradāḥ | śamī ca rājaśarmā ca nimūrttaḥ śatrujicchuciḥ
शोणाश्वस्य पञ्च सुताः शूरा रणविशारदाः—शमी राजशर्मा च निमूर्त्तः शत्रुजिच्छुचिः।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator continuing a genealogical account; specific speaker not stated in this verse alone)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शत्रुजिच्छुचिः = शत्रुजित् + शुचिः (त् + श् → च्छ्).
FAQs
It lists Śoṇāśva’s five sons and characterizes them as brave and skilled in battle, continuing a Purāṇic genealogical narrative.
Not directly; it functions primarily as lineage documentation within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa’s broader narrative framework.
It reflects the Purāṇic ideal of kṣātra virtues—courage, competence, and readiness to protect society—often praised in royal genealogies.