Shloka 9

Chandravamsa and Yadu Lineage: From Soma to the Vrishnis, Krishna’s Family, and the Transition to Puru

Devanagari script

क्षत्त्रवृद्धः क्षत्त्रवृद्धात्सुहोत्रश्चाभवन्नृपः / काश्यकाशौगृत्समदः सुहोत्रादभवंस्त्रयः

Transliteration

kṣattravṛddhaḥ kṣattravṛddhātsuhotraścābhavannṛpaḥ / kāśyakāśaugṛtsamadaḥ suhotrādabhavaṃstrayaḥ

Translation

క్షత్త్రవృద్ధుని నుండి సుహోత్రుడు అనే రాజు జన్మించాడు; సుహోత్రుని నుండి ముగ్గురు పుట్టిరి—కాశ్యుడు, కాశుడు, గృత్సమదుడు।

Word by Word

• क्षत्त्रवृद्धः: Kṣattravṛddha (a king/person named)
• क्षत्त्रवृद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्त्रवृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (क्षत्त्र + वृद्ध)

• क्षत्त्रवृद्धात्: from Kṣattravṛddha
• क्षत्त्रवृद्धात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्त्रवृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (क्षत्त्र + वृद्ध)

• सुहोत्रः: Suhotra (name)
• सुहोत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सु + होत्र)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अभवत्: was born/appeared
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नृपः: king
• नृपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• काश्यकाशौ: Kāśya and Kāśa (two persons)
• काश्यकाशौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्य + काश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (काश्य + काश)

• गृत्समदः: Gṛtsamada (name)
• गृत्समदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृत्समद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुहोत्रात्: from Suhotra
• सुहोत्रात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सु + होत्र)

• अभवन्: were born/appeared
• अभवन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक (cardinal numeral)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating genealogical lineage to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vaṁśa-smṛti (remembrance of lineage) as a vehicle for preserving dharma and legitimacy of rule.

Vedantic Theme: Anityatā of individual bodies contrasted with continuity of nāma-rūpa through saṁskāra and memory; order (ṛta) expressed as succession.

Application: Use lineage/teacher-line remembrance to anchor identity in duty rather than ego; honor ancestors and sources of learning.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: janapada/kingdom

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139 (genealogical sequence continuing before/after these verses)

Characters & Entities

• Kṣattravṛddha
• Suhotra
• Kāśya
• Kāśa
• Gṛtsamada

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows the Purāṇic method of preserving dharmic history through lineages, linking later traditions to recognized ancestors and royal-sage families.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly address the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it situates the teaching within a broader Purāṇic narrative framework by listing ancestral succession.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to honor one’s forebears and maintain continuity of dharma—through ethical living, gratitude to ancestors, and responsible family conduct.