Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 11

The Yadu–Vṛṣṇi–Andhaka Genealogies and the Purpose of Kṛṣṇa’s Advent

Devanagari script

बभ्रु: श्रेष्ठो मनुष्याणां देवैर्देवावृध: सम: । पुरुषा: पञ्चषष्टिश्च षट् सहस्राणि चाष्ट च ॥ १० ॥ येऽमृतत्त्वमनुप्राप्ता बभ्रोर्देवावृधादपि । महाभोजोऽतिधर्मात्मा भोजा आसंस्तदन्वये ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

babhruḥ śreṣṭho manuṣyāṇāṁ devair devāvṛdhaḥ samaḥ puruṣāḥ pañca-ṣaṣṭiś ca ṣaṭ-sahasrāṇi cāṣṭa ca

Translation

因巴布鲁与提瓦弗利达之系缘而得不死与解脱者，共14,065人，皆出自此族。极其守持正法的摩诃婆阇王之后裔中，有被称为“婆阇”的诸王。

Synonyms

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• अमृतत्त्वम्: immortality
• अमृतत्त्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृतत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अनुप्राप्ताः: having attained
• अनुप्राप्ताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√प्राप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘having attained’

• बभ्रोः: of Babhru
• बभ्रोः: Apādāna/Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; ‘from/than’ sense with ablative implied in comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बभ्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• देवावृधात्: from/than Devāvṛdha
• देवावृधात्: Apādāna (अपादान/standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवावृध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Nipāta (निपात/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (particle: also/even)

• महाभोजः: Mahābhoja (a great Bhoja; proper name/epithet)
• महाभोजः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भोज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘great’ + ‘Bhoja’)

• अतिधर्मात्मा: of exceedingly righteous nature
• अतिधर्मात्मा: Karta-anvayi (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति + धर्म + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘whose nature is exceedingly righteous’)

• भोजाः: the Bhojas (people/lineage)
• भोजाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: Kriya (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• तत्-अन्वये: in that lineage
• तत्-अन्वये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + अन्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘in that lineage/succession’)

Characters & Entities

• Babhrū
• Devāvṛdha
• Mahābhoja
• Bhojas

FAQs

Who are the Bhojas mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 9?

This verse states that the Bhojas arose within the same lineage that included Babhrū and Devāvṛdha, specifically through the descendant Mahābhoja.

What does ‘amṛtatva’ (immortality) mean in this Bhagavatam verse?

Here ‘amṛtatva’ indicates a state of deathlessness attained by certain exalted descendants—signifying extraordinary divine favor or elevated attainment beyond ordinary mortality.

Practical application: what can a devotee learn from the phrase ‘atidharma-ātmā’?

The verse highlights that true nobility in any lineage is measured by exceptional dharma—encouraging devotees to cultivate righteousness and integrity as foundational spiritual qualities.