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Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 2

Dynasty of Kṣatravṛddha: Kāśi Kings, Dhanvantari, Rajī’s Sons, and the Transition to Nahuṣa

श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच य: पुरूरवस: पुत्र आयुस्तस्याभवन् सुता: । नहुष: क्षत्रवृद्धश्च रजी राभश्च वीर्यवान् ॥ १ ॥ अनेना इति राजेन्द्र श‍ृणु क्षत्रवृधोऽन्वयम् । क्षत्रवृद्धसुतस्यासन् सुहोत्रस्यात्मजास्त्रय: ॥ २ ॥ काश्य: कुशो गृत्समद इति गृत्समदादभूत् । शुनक: शौनको यस्य बह्वृचप्रवरो मुनि: ॥ ३ ॥

śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca yaḥ purūravasaḥ putra āyus tasyābhavan sutāḥ nahuṣaḥ kṣatravṛddhaś ca rajī rābhaś ca vīryavān

舒迦提婆·高斯瓦弥说:由普鲁罗婆生一子名阿瑜;阿瑜极其强大的诸子为那胡沙、刹帝罗弗利达、罗阇、罗婆与阿涅那。帕利克希特大王啊,现在请听刹帝罗弗利达的族系。刹帝罗弗利达之子为苏霍特罗;苏霍特罗有三子:迦湿耶、俱沙与格利特萨摩陀。由格利特萨摩陀生舒那迦,由舒那迦生绍那迦——那位大圣者,为通晓《梨俱吠陀》者中最胜。

anenaby this / with this
anena:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)
itithus
iti:
Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थ-द्योतक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormQuotative particle (इति-निपात)
rājendraO best of kings
rājendra:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootrājan + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormVocative address (सम्बोधन), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya 'king-lord'
śṛṇuhear
śṛṇu:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√śru (धातु)
FormImperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
kṣatravṛdhaḥof Kṣatravṛdha
kṣatravṛdhaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootkṣatra + vṛdha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormProper name; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)
anvayamlineage/descendants
anvayam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootanvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
kṣatravṛddha-sutasyaof the son of Kṣatravṛddha
kṣatravṛddha-sutasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootkṣatravṛddha + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (षष्ठी: 'son of Kṣatravṛddha'), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)
āsanwere
āsan:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√as (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
suhotrasyaof Suhotra
suhotrasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootsuhotra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); proper name
ātmajāḥsons
ātmajāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
trayaḥthree
trayaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottraya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNumeral adjective (संख्यावाचक), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with ātmajāḥ
P
Parīkṣit Mahārāja
K
Kṣatravṛddha
S
Suhotra

FAQs

It states that Kṣatravṛddha’s son was Suhotra, and Suhotra had three sons, introducing the next branch of the dynasty.

Because the Bhagavatam preserves sacred history (vamśa) showing how dharma and devotion flow through generations, and Parīkṣit requests to hear these accounts as part of hearing Śrī Hari-kathā.

They train attentive hearing (śravaṇa), connect teachings to real exemplars of dharma, and remind devotees that spiritual culture is carried forward through disciplined, God-centered family and leadership.