Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

सुमित्रार्जुनपालादीन् समीकात्तु सुदामनी । आनक: कर्णिकायां वै ऋतधामाजयावपि ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

sumitrārjunapālādīn samīkāt tu sudāmanī ānakaḥ karṇikāyāṁ vai ṛtadhāmā-jayāv api

Translation

Samīka由妻Sudāmanī生子：Sumitra、Arjunapāla等。Ānaka王由妻Karṇikā生二子：Ṛtadhāmā与Jaya。

Synonyms

• सुमित्र: Sumitra
• सुमित्र: Karma (कर्म/Object—list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; सूची-समासस्य अङ्ग-रूपेण

• अर्जुनपाल: Arjunapāla
• अर्जुनपाल: Karma (कर्म/Object—list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुनपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-नाम (अर्जुनस्य पालः)

• आदीन्: and others
• आदीन्: Karma (कर्म/Object—qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्—‘and others’

• समीकात्: from Samīkā
• समीकात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोध-सूचक

• सुदामनी: Sudāmanī
• सुदामनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदामनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• आनकः: Ānaka
• आनकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कर्णिकायाम्: in Karṇikā
• कर्णिकायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक (indeed)

• ऋतधामा: Ṛtadhāmā
• ऋतधामा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋतधामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (द्वन्द्वसमुच्चयस्य अङ्ग); तत्पुरुष-नाम (ऋतं धाम यस्य)

• जयौ: and Jaya (the two: Ṛtadhāmā and Jaya)
• जयौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘ऋतधामा-जयौ’ इति द्वन्द्व-सूची

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक (also/even)

Characters & Entities

• Samīka
• Sudāmanī
• Sumitra
• Arjunapāla
• Ānaka
• Karṇikā
• Ṛtadhāmā
• Ajaya

FAQs

What is described in Srimad Bhagavatam 9.24.44?

This verse continues the Yadu-vaṁśa genealogy, naming children born to Sudāmanī from Samīka, and sons born to Karṇikā from Ānaka.

Why does the Bhagavatam list so many names in Krishna’s dynasty?

The Purāṇa preserves sacred lineage (vaṁśānucarita), connecting historical kings and families to the broader flow of dharma and ultimately to Krishna’s appearance and pastimes.

How can devotees apply such genealogical verses in modern spiritual life?

By seeing the Bhagavatam as a continuous sacred history—cultivating śraddhā (faith) that Krishna’s līlā is rooted in real lineages and that devotion is carried through generations.