Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 32

Kṛṣṇa Visits Indraprastha; Kuntī’s Remembrance; Kālindī and Further Marriages

Devanagari script

नग्नजिन्नाम कौशल्य आसीद् राजातिधार्मिक: । तस्य सत्याभवत् कन्या देवी नाग्नजिती नृप ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

nagnajin nāma kauśalya āsīd rājāti-dhārmikaḥ tasya satyābhavat kanyā devī nāgnajitī nṛpa

Translation

大王啊，憍萨罗有一位极其虔诚的国王名叫那格那吉特。他有一位美丽的女儿名为萨提娅，也称为女神那格那吉蒂。

Synonyms

• नग्नजित्: Nagnajit
• नग्नजित्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नग्नजित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• नाम: by name
• नाम: विशेषण-भाव (Appositional particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) ‘by name’

• कौशल्यः: the king of Kosala (Kauśalya)
• कौशल्यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; जनपद/वंशसम्बन्धी विशेषनाम

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• राज-अति-धार्मिकः: a very righteous king
• राज-अति-धार्मिकः: विशेषण (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राज (प्रातिपदिक) + अति (अव्यय) + धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (राजा) + उपपद/अव्ययपूर्वक-समास ‘अतिधार्मिक’ (very righteous)

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

• सत्या: Satyā
• सत्या: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: अ- (अभवत्)

• कन्या: a daughter
• कन्या: समानााधिकरण (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवी: a noble lady
• देवी: समानााधिकरण (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नाग्नजिती: Nāgnajitī
• नाग्नजिती: समानााधिकरण (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग्नजिती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

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

Characters & Entities

• Nagnajit
• Satyā (Nāgnajitī)
• Parīkṣit Mahārāja

FAQs

Who is Nāgnajitī (Satyā) in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse identifies Nāgnajitī as the same person as Princess Satyā, the daughter of the highly righteous King Nagnajit of Kauśalya.

What does the Bhagavatam say about King Nagnajit?

It describes him as “ati-dhārmikaḥ”—a king exceptionally devoted to dharma—establishing his saintly royal character in the narrative.

Practical application: What can we learn from the description of an 'ati-dhārmika' king?

Leadership should be rooted in dharma—truthfulness, responsibility, and protection of dependents—so that family and society develop noble qualities.