Shloka 154

Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account

Devanagari script

सुचारुं चारुभद्रञ्च सदश्वं ह्रस्वमेव च । सप्तमञ्चारुगुप्तञ्च चारुभद्रञ्च चारुकं

Transliteration

sucāruṃ cārubhadrañca sadaśvaṃ hrasvameva ca | saptamañcāruguptañca cārubhadrañca cārukaṃ

Translation

సుచారు, చారుభద్ర, సదశ్వ, హ్రస్వ; అలాగే సప్తమ, చారుగుప్త, (మళ్లీ) చారుభద్ర, చారుక.

Word by Word

• सुचारुम्: Sucāru (proper name)
• सुचारुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुचारु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: सु + चारु (कर्मधारय: ‘very/beautiful’)

• चारुभद्रम्: Cārubhadra (proper name)
• चारुभद्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारुभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: चारु + भद्र (कर्मधारय: ‘beautiful and auspicious’)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सदश्वम्: Sadaśva (proper name)
• सदश्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: सत्/सद् + अश्व (कर्मधारय: ‘good-horsed’)

• ह्रस्वम्: Hrasva (proper name)
• ह्रस्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्रस्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सप्तमम्: Saptama (the seventh; proper name)
• सप्तमम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal used as name)

• चारुगुप्तम्: Cārugupta (proper name)
• चारुगुप्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारुगुप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: चारु + गुप्त (कर्मधारय: ‘well-protected/beautifully guarded’)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चारुभद्रम्: Cārubhadra (proper name)
• चारुभद्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारुभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: चारु + भद्र

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चारुकम्: Cāruka (proper name)
• चारुकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (verse appears as a catalog/list within the narrative context of Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 13)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चारुभद्रञ्च → चारुभद्रम् + च; सप्तमञ्चारुगुप्तञ्च → सप्तमम् + चारुगुप्तम् + च; चारुभद्रञ्च → चारुभद्रम् + च.

Characters & Entities

• Sucāru
• Cārubhadra
• Sadaśva
• Hrasva
• Saptama
• Cārugupta
• Cāruka

FAQs

Is this verse teaching a doctrine or listing names?

This śloka functions primarily as a catalog of proper names, typical of Purāṇic genealogical or enumerative passages, rather than a standalone doctrinal teaching.

Why does the name Cārubhadra appear twice in the same verse?

Purāṇic lists sometimes repeat a name due to manuscript variation, metrical/listing conventions, or because distinct individuals share the same name; confirming which applies requires checking the immediate surrounding verses and critical editions.

How should readers interpret such enumerations in the Padma Purana?

They are best read in context as part of lineage, retinue, or regional/king-list documentation that supports the Purāṇa’s broader narrative structure and sacred history.