Shloka 14

Genealogies from Yayāti’s Sons to the Yadu Dynasty; Romapāda–Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; Kārtavīryārjuna; and the Rise of Yādava Branches

Devanagari script

वृषसेन: सुतस्तस्य कर्णस्य जगतीपते । द्रुह्योश्च तनयो बभ्रु: सेतुस्तस्यात्मजस्तत: ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

vṛṣasenaḥ sutas tasya karṇasya jagatīpate druhyoś ca tanayo babhruḥ setus tasyātmajas tataḥ

Translation

ข้าแต่พระราชา บุตรของกรรณะคือวฤษเสนะ ส่วนดรุหยู บุตรองค์ที่สามของยยาติ มีบุตรชื่อบภฺรุ และบุตรของบภฺรุเป็นที่รู้จักว่า เสตุ

Synonyms

• वृषसेनः: Vrishasena
• वृषसेनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; proper noun

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate nominative

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कर्णस्य: of Karna
• कर्णस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; proper noun

• जगतीपते: O lord of the earth
• जगतीपते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगती (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगत्याः पतिः)

• द्रुह्योः: of Druhyu (dual form)
• द्रुह्योः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुह्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन; ‘of Druhyu (and …)’/dual genitive

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

• तनयः: son
• तनयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate nominative

• बभ्रुः: Babhru
• बभ्रुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बभ्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; proper noun

• सेतुः: Setu
• सेतुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; proper noun

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

• आत्मजः: son (born of oneself)
• आत्मजः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √जन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आत्मनः जातः)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Avyaya (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रभव)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

Characters & Entities

• Parīkṣit Mahārāja
• Vṛṣasena
• Karṇa
• Druhyu
• Babhru
• Setu

FAQs

Who is Vṛṣasena in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse states that Vṛṣasena was the son of Karṇa, mentioned while Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates royal genealogies to King Parīkṣit.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe dynasties in Canto 9?

In Canto 9, Śukadeva outlines dynastic lines to connect major historical figures and show how dharma and divine arrangement unfold through generations.

What is a practical takeaway from Bhagavatam’s genealogies like 9.23.14?

They remind a reader that identity and prestige are temporary, while one should focus on lasting spiritual progress—bhakti and dharma—beyond family lineage.