Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 24

Rantideva’s Supreme Charity and the Hastī Lineage

Hastināpura and Pañcāla Origins

Devanagari script

रुचिराश्वसुत: पार: पृथुसेनस्तदात्मज: । पारस्य तनयो नीपस्तस्य पुत्रशतं त्वभूत् ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

rucirāśva-sutaḥ pāraḥ pṛthusenas tad-ātmajaḥ pārasya tanayo nīpas tasya putra-śataṁ tv abhūt

Translation

鲁支罗阿湿婆之子为帕拉，其子为普利图塞那。帕拉之子又有尼帕；尼帕有一百个儿子。

Synonyms

• रुचिराश्व: of Rucirāśva
• रुचिराश्व: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुचिर + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन) — in compound as dependent member (रुचिराश्वस्य)

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• पारः: Pāra
• पारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) — proper name

• पृथुसेनः: Pṛthusena
• पृथुसेनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथु + सेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) — proper name; समासः: कर्मधारय (पृथुः सेनः)

• तत्: of him
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन) — in compound as dependent member

• आत्मजः: son/offspring
• आत्मजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• पारस्य: of Pāra
• पारस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• तनयः: son
• तनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• नीपः: Nīpa
• नीपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) — proper name

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• पुत्रशतम्: a hundred sons
• पुत्रशतम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा) / Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुत्राणां शतम् = a hundred sons)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• अभूत्: there was/was born
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्) Imperfect/Past, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Characters & Entities

• Rucirāśva
• Pāra
• Pṛthusena
• Nīpa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the dynasty of Rucirāśva?

In this verse, Śukadeva Gosvāmī states that Rucirāśva’s son was Pāra; Pāra’s son was Pṛthusena; Pāra also had a son named Nīpa, who had one hundred sons.

Who is speaking this genealogy in Bhagavatam Canto 9?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating these dynastic details to Mahārāja Parīkṣit as part of the Bhagavatam’s account of royal lineages.

What is the practical value of studying genealogies in the Bhagavata Purana?

They help readers understand the continuity of dharma through generations and place major spiritual-historical events and personalities in their proper lineage and context.