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Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 4

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

शिबिर्वर: कृमिर्दक्षश्चत्वारोशीनरात्मजा: । वृषादर्भ: सुधीरश्च मद्र: केकय आत्मवान् ॥ ३ ॥ शिबेश्चत्वार एवासंस्तितिक्षोश्च रुषद्रथ: । ततो होमोऽथ सुतपा बलि: सुतपसोऽभवत् ॥ ४ ॥

śibir varaḥ kṛmir dakṣaś catvārośīnarātmajāḥ vṛṣādarbhaḥ sudhīraś ca madraḥ kekaya ātmavān

乌希那罗的四子为尸毗、婆罗、克哩弥与达叉。尸毗又有四子:弗利沙达尔婆、苏提罗、摩陀罗,以及通晓我(ātman)真理的计迦耶。提提克舒之子为鲁沙陀罗他;由其生霍摩,继而生苏塔帕,苏塔帕又生婆利。

śibeḥof Śibi
śibeḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootśibi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)
catvāraḥfour
catvāraḥ:
Saṅkhyā-viśeṣaṇa (संख्या-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootcatvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); numeral adjective
evaindeed, only
eva:
Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormParticle/emphasis (निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय)
āsanwere
āsan:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootas (अस् धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
titikṣoḥof Titikṣu
titikṣoḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Roottitikṣu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
ruṣadrathaḥRuṣadratha (name)
ruṣadrathaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootruṣad (प्रातिपदिक) + ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); proper name (compound)
tataḥthen, from him
tataḥ:
Apādāna/Hetu nuance (अपादान/क्रम)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय) indicating sequence/origin
homaḥHoma (name)
homaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roothoma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); proper name
athathen, next
atha:
Anukrama (अनुक्रम)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
FormParticle/adverb (अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय)
sutapāḥSutapā (name)
sutapāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsu (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + tapā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); proper name
baliḥBali (name)
baliḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbali (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); proper name
sutapasaḥof Sutapā
sutapasaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootsutapas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)
abhavatwas born/occurred
abhavat:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (भू धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
U
Uśīnara
Ś
Śibi
V
Vara
K
Krimi
D
Dakṣa
V
Vṛṣādarbha
S
Sudhīra
M
Madra
K
Kekaya

FAQs

In this verse, Uśīnara’s four sons are listed as Śibi, Vara, Krimi, and Dakṣa, followed by notable descendants such as Vṛṣādarbha, Sudhīra, Madra, and Kekaya.

Śukadeva traces dynasties to preserve sacred history and to show how dharmic rulers and lineages unfold within the Lord’s providence, setting context for later narratives.

They remind a reader that one’s life is part of a larger moral and spiritual continuum—encouraging responsibility, dharma, and devotion rather than isolated self-interest.