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Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 12

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

विजयस्तस्य सम्भूत्यां ततो धृतिरजायत । ततो धृतव्रतस्तस्य सत्कर्माधिरथस्तत: ॥ १२ ॥

vijayas tasya sambhūtyāṁ tato dhṛtir ajāyata tato dhṛtavratas tasya satkarmādhirathas tataḥ

阇耶陀罗他与妻子三部底所生之子名毗阇耶;毗阇耶生德利提(Dhṛti);德利提生德利提弗罗多(Dhṛtavrata);德利提弗罗多生萨特业摩(Satkarmā);萨特业摩生阿提罗他(Adhiratha)。

vijayaḥVijaya (name)
vijayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootvijaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन
tasyaof him
tasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन
sambhūtyāmin/through Sambhūti (name)
sambhūtyām:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootsambhūti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (adverb: 'then/from there')
dhṛtiḥDhṛti (name)
dhṛtiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootdhṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन
ajāyatawas born
ajāyata:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootjan (धातु)
Formलुङ्-लकार (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रमार्थक (then)
dhṛtavrataḥDhṛtavrata (name)
dhṛtavrataḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootdhṛta+vrata (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ('firm in vows'; name)
tasyaof him
tasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन
satkarmādhirathaḥSatkarmādhiratha (name)
satkarmādhirathaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootsat+karma+adhiratha (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (satkarman + adhiratha; name)
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रमार्थक (then)
S
Sambhūti
V
Vijaya
D
Dhṛti
D
Dhṛtavrata
S
Satkarmādhiratha

FAQs

This verse continues the dynastic succession, listing the descendants born through Sambhūti—Vijaya, Dhṛti, Dhṛtavrata, and Satkarmādhiratha—preserving the historical flow of the lunar line.

He presents the dynasties to situate sacred history, show how dharma-bearing rulers appear in time, and connect later divine events (including Krishna’s lineage context) to an unbroken tradition.

They train the reader to see life as a continuity of responsibility and values—where character, vows, and righteous action shape the future—rather than viewing spirituality as disconnected from history and duty.