Shloka 29

Paraśurāma Avenges Jamadagni; Restoration Through Sacrifice; Viśvāmitra’s Line and Devarāta (Śunaḥśepha)

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्रस्य चैवासन् पुत्रा एकशतं नृप । मध्यमस्तु मधुच्छन्दा मधुच्छन्दस एव ते ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

viśvāmitrasya caivāsan putrā eka-śataṁ nṛpa madhyamas tu madhucchandā madhucchandasa eva te

Translation

ข้าแต่พระราชาปริกษิต วิศวามิตรมีโอรส 101 องค์ โอรสองค์กลางชื่อ มธุฉันทะ และด้วยความเกี่ยวเนื่องกับเขา โอรสอื่นๆ จึงเป็นที่รู้จักว่า ‘มธุฉันทะ’ เช่นกัน

Synonyms

• विश्वामित्रस्य: of Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• एकशतम्: one hundred
• एकशतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (एकं शतम्) संख्या-विशेषणम्; here qualifying ‘पुत्राः’ as total count

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• मध्यमः: the middle one
• मध्यमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेष (particle: but/indeed)

• मधुच्छन्दाः: Madhucchandā(s)
• मधुच्छन्दाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुच्छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• मधुच्छन्दसः: of Madhucchandas
• मधुच्छन्दसः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुच्छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

Purport

In this connection, Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura quotes this statement from the Vedas: tasya ha viśvāmitrasyaika-śataṁ putrā āsuḥ pañcāśad eva jyāyāṁso madhucchandasaḥ pañcāśat kanīyāṁsaḥ. “Viśvāmitra had 101 sons. Fifty were older than Madhucchandā and fifty younger.”

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Madhucchandā
• Parīkṣit Mahārāja

FAQs

How many sons did Viśvāmitra have according to Srimad Bhagavatam 9.16?

This verse states that Viśvāmitra had one hundred sons.

Who is Madhucchandā in the Bhagavata Purana?

Madhucchandā is identified here as the middle son among Viśvāmitra’s hundred sons, and the group is associated with the name “Madhucchandas.”

What is the practical value of learning rishi lineages in the Bhagavata Purana?

It helps students understand how Vedic knowledge, dharma, and spiritual culture were transmitted through recognized lineages and families.