Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 43

The Kuru Line, Bhīṣma and Vyāsa; Pāṇḍavas, Parīkṣit, and Future Kings

Chandravaṁśa Continuation

Devanagari script

तिमेर्बृहद्रथस्तस्माच्छतानीक: सुदासज: । शतानीकाद् दुर्दमनस्तस्यापत्यं महीनर: ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

timer bṛhadrathas tasmāc chatānīkaḥ sudāsajaḥ śatānīkād durdamanas tasyāpatyaṁ mahīnaraḥ

Translation

Mula kay Timi ay isisilang si Bṛhadratha; mula kay Bṛhadratha ay si Sudāsa; at mula kay Sudāsa ay si Śatānīka. Mula kay Śatānīka ay si Durdamana, at ang anak niya ay si Mahīnara.

Synonyms

• तिमेः: of Timi
• तिमेः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• बृहद्रथः: Bṛhadratha (name)
• बृहद्रथः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद्रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• शतानीकः: Śatānīka (name)
• शतानीकः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतानीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुदासजः: born of Sudāsa
• सुदासजः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदास (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘born of Sudāsa’

• शतानीकात्: from Śatānīka
• शतानीकात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतानीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दुर्दमनः: Durdamaṇa (name)
• दुर्दमनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्दमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• अपत्यम्: offspring
• अपत्यम्: कर्ता/कर्म (Contextual: predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; here as ‘offspring’ (predicate/apposition)

• महीनरः: Mahīnara (name)
• महीनरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीनर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; name, appositive to अपत्यम्

Characters & Entities

• Timi
• Bṛhadratha
• Śatānīka
• Sudāsa
• Durdama
• Mahīnara

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 9.22.43 say about the Lunar Dynasty (Chandravansha) lineage?

It lists a succession of kings—Timi, Bṛhadratha, Śatānīka (connected with Sudāsa), then Durdama, and finally Mahīnara—showing the continuity of the Chandravansha line.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 9.22.43 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse to King Parīkṣit while narrating the dynastic histories in Canto 9.

What is the practical application of these genealogies in modern spiritual life?

They train the reader to see history as sacred continuity under dharma, encouraging humility and remembrance that all worldly power is temporary, while devotion to Bhagavān is enduring.