Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 34

Priyavrata Accepts Kingship by Brahmā’s Instruction; Sapta-dvīpa Formation and Renunciation

Devanagari script

दुहितरं चोर्जस्वतीं नामोशनसे प्रायच्छद्यस्यामासीद् देवयानी नाम काव्यसुता ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

duhitaraṁ corjasvatīṁ nāmośanase prāyacchad yasyām āsīd devayānī nāma kāvya-sutā.

Translation

随后，普利耶弗拉塔王将女儿乌尔迦斯瓦蒂嫁给乌沙那（即舒克拉阿阇黎）。她为他生下一女，名为提婆耶尼，乃迦维耶族之女。

Synonyms

• duhitaraṁ: daughter
• duhitaraṁ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duhitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ūrjasvatīm: (named) Ūrjasvatī
• ūrjasvatīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūrjasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Visheshana (विशेषण/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-निर्देशक-अव्यय (indeclinable indicating name)

• uśanase: to Uśanas (Śukra)
• uśanase: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uśanas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• prāyacchat: gave
• prāyacchat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yam (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• yasyām: in whom
• yasyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• devayānī: Devayānī
• devayānī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devayānī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Visheshana (विशेषण/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-निर्देशक-अव्यय (indeclinable indicating name)

• kāvya-sutā: daughter of Kāvyā (Śukra)
• kāvya-sutā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāvya (प्रातिपदिक) + sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘काव्यस्य सुता’

Characters & Entities

• Ūrjasvatī
• Uśanā (Śukrācārya)
• Devayānī
• Kāvya (Śukra)

FAQs

Who is Devayānī in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse identifies Devayānī as the daughter born from Ūrjasvatī and Uśanā (Śukrācārya), thus describing her lineage as connected to Kāvya (Śukra).

Why does the Bhagavatam mention Ūrjasvatī being given to Uśanā (Śukrācārya)?

In the genealogical narration of Canto 5, Śukadeva Gosvāmī records dynastic marriages to show how notable personalities and lineages arise within the unfolding history described in the Purāṇa.

What is the practical lesson from Bhagavatam’s genealogies in modern life?

They encourage respect for dharmic responsibility—seeing family, marriage, and legacy as sacred duties—and remind readers that history unfolds under divine order, not merely chance.