Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 13

Continuation and Future of the Sūrya-vaṁśa: From Kuśa to the Last Ikṣvāku King

Devanagari script

बृहद्राजस्तु तस्यापि बर्हिस्तस्मात् कृतञ्जय: । रणञ्जयस्तस्य सुत: सञ्जयो भविता तत: ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

bṛhadrājas tu tasyāpi barhis tasmāt kṛtañjayaḥ raṇañjayas tasya sutaḥ sañjayo bhavitā tataḥ

Translation

จากอมิตรชิตจะมีโอรสชื่อ พฤหัทราชะ จากพฤหัทราชะจะมี บรรหิ จากบรรหิจะมี กฤตัญชยะ โอรสของกฤตัญชยะคือ รณัญชยะ และจากรณัญชยะจะมีโอรสชื่อ สัญชยะ

Synonyms

• बृहद्राजः: Bṛhadrāja (name)
• बृहद्राजः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद् (प्रातिपदिक) + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (नाम): ‘बृहद् राजा’

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (contrast/continuation)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (also/even)

• बर्हिः: Barhis (name)
• बर्हिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्मात्: from him
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• कृतञ्जयः: Kṛtañjaya (name)
• कृतञ्जयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु) + क्त) + √जि (धातु) (कृदन्त; क्विप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (नाम): ‘कृतं जयति/कृतेन जयः’ इत्यादि व्युत्पत्तिसम्भव

• रणञ्जयः: Raṇañjaya (name; conqueror in battle)
• रणञ्जयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक) + √जि (धातु) (कृदन्त; क्विप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘रणं जयति’

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सञ्जयः: Sañjaya (name)
• सञ्जयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सञ्जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भविता: will be (named) Bhavitā / will be
• भविता: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवितृ (प्रातिपदिक; √भू (धातु) + तृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadrāja
• Barhis
• Kṛtañjaya
• Raṇañjaya
• Sañjaya

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 9 say about the descendants of these kings?

This verse lists a succession in the royal lineage: Bṛhadrāja → Barhis → Kṛtañjaya → Raṇañjaya → Sañjaya, showing the continuity of dynastic history preserved in the Bhagavatam.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrate genealogies in the Bhagavatam?

He presents dynastic lines to anchor the Purāṇic narrative in sacred history, to show how Dharma is carried through generations, and to connect later events and personalities to earlier ancestors.

How can a modern reader apply the message of a genealogy-focused verse?

It encourages reflecting on legacy—how values, responsibilities, and Dharma are transmitted—prompting one to live in a way that leaves a spiritually meaningful inheritance.