Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 14

Nimi’s Disembodied Liberation and the Rise of the Mithilā (Videha) Dynasty

Devanagari script

तस्मादुदावसुस्तस्य पुत्रोऽभून्नन्दिवर्धन: । तत: सुकेतुस्तस्यापि देवरातो महीपते ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

tasmād udāvasus tasya putro ’bhūn nandivardhanaḥ tataḥ suketus tasyāpi devarāto mahīpate

Translation

ข้าแต่มหาราชปริกษิต จากมิถิลมีโอรสชื่อ อุทาวสุ; จากอุทาวสุมี นันทิวรรธนะ; จากนันทิวรรธนะมี สุเกตุ; และจากสุเกตุมี เทวราตะ॥๑๔॥

Synonyms

• तस्मात्: from him
• तस्मात्: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Ablative singular (from him)

• उदावसुः: Udāvasu
• उदावसुः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदावसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (proper name)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: प्रेडिकेट-नाम (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• अभूत्: was/became
• अभूत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Aorist 3rd singular

• नन्दिवर्धनः: Nandivardhana
• नन्दिवर्धनः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दि + वर्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: नन्देः वर्धनः)

• ततः: then/from him
• ततः: सम्बन्धसूचक (Sequencer)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-प्रभव (adverb: thereafter/from him)

• सुकेतुः: Suketu
• सुकेतुः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + केतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सु-केतुः = good/bright-bannered; proper name)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्धसूचक (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: also/even)

• देवरातः: Devarāta
• देवरातः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + रात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (देवैः/देवस्य रातः = given by the gods; proper name)

• महीपते: O king
• महीपते: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (महीपते = lord of earth), Vocative singular

Characters & Entities

• Udāvasu
• Nandivardhana
• Suketu
• Devarāta

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Devarata?

In this verse, Śukadeva Gosvāmī identifies Devarāta as a king born in the royal succession: Suketu’s son, continuing the dynasty being narrated in Canto 9.

Why is Śukadeva Gosvāmī listing kings and descendants in Canto 9?

He is tracing the sacred royal lineages (vaṁśas) to show how dharma-bearing rulers appeared in history and to connect later celebrated personalities to their ancestral lines.

How can devotees apply genealogical sections of the Bhagavatam in modern life?

These verses cultivate remembrance of dharma through history—encouraging respect for righteous leadership, humility about one’s place in time, and steady hearing (śravaṇa) even when the topic is descriptive.