Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

शुनकस्तत्सुतो जज्ञे वीतहव्यो धृतिस्तत: । बहुलाश्वो धृतेस्तस्य कृतिरस्य महावशी ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

śunakas tat-suto jajñe vītahavyo dhṛtis tataḥ bahulāśvo dhṛtes tasya kṛtir asya mahāvaśī

Translation

โอรสของฤตะคือ ศุนกะ; โอรสของศุนกะคือ วีตหัวยะ. วีตหัวยะมีโอรสชื่อ ธฤติ; ธฤติมีโอรสชื่อ พหุลาศวะ. พหุลาศวะมีโอรสชื่อ กฤติ; และกฤติมีโอรสชื่อ มหาวศี

Synonyms

• शुनकः: Śunaka (name)
• शुनकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्-सुतः: his son
• तत्-सुतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तत्-सुत (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• वीतहव्यः: Vītahavya (name)
• वीतहव्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीतहव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः वीत-हव्य (बहुव्रीहिः: 'whose oblations are offered/accepted')

• धृतिः: Dhṛti (name)
• धृतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ततः: thereafter; from him
• ततः: Apadana (अपादान/from)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अपादानार्थ

• बहुलाश्वः: Bahulāśva (name)
• बहुलाश्वः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहुल + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः बहुल-अश्व (कर्मधारयः)

• धृतेः: of Dhṛti
• धृतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• कृतिः: Kṛti (name)
• कृतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• महावशी: very powerful; greatly self-controlled
• महावशी: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā + वशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः महा-वशी (कर्मधारयः)

Characters & Entities

• Śunaka
• Vītahavya
• Dhṛti
• Bahulāśva
• Kṛti

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 9 say about the lineage from Śunaka to Kṛti?

This verse lists the succession of descendants: Śunaka → Vītahavya → Dhṛti → Bahulāśva → Kṛti, describing Kṛti as a very powerful ruler.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe dynasties and genealogies in the Bhagavata Purana?

He preserves vamsa history to show the continuity of dharma through saintly and royal lines and to situate the Lord’s pastimes and devotees within time and family traditions.

How can Bhagavatam genealogies be applied in modern spiritual practice?

They encourage respect for dharmic heritage, inspire responsibility in one’s own family line, and help devotees remember that spiritual culture is carried forward through disciplined, principled lives.