Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 32

Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds

Devanagari script

स्वर्भानो: सुप्रभां कन्यामुवाह नमुचि: किल । वृषपर्वणस्तु शर्मिष्ठां ययातिर्नाहुषो बली ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

svarbhānoḥ suprabhāṁ kanyām uvāha namuciḥ kila vṛṣaparvaṇas tu śarmiṣṭhāṁ yayātir nāhuṣo balī

Translation

斯瓦尔巴努之女名苏普拉芭，被那牟支迎娶；而弗利沙帕尔瓦之女名舍尔弥什塔，则嫁与那胡沙之子、强盛的国王耶雅提。

Synonyms

• स्वर्भानोः: of Svarbhānu
• स्वर्भानोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुप्रभाम्: Suprabhā
• सुप्रभाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुप्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• कन्याम्: the maiden/daughter
• कन्याम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाह: married/took (as wife)
• उवाह: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; अर्थे ‘विवाहं कृतवान्’

• नमुचिः: Namuci
• नमुचिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• किल: indeed/it is said
• किल: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/particle (reportative/emphatic: ‘indeed/it is said’)

• वृषपर्वणः: of Vṛṣaparvan
• वृषपर्वणः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषपर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/particle (contrast/emphasis)

• शर्मिष्ठाम्: Śarmiṣṭhā
• शर्मिष्ठाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ययातिः: Yayāti
• ययातिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ययाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाहुषः: of Nahusha
• नाहुषः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नहुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• बली: mighty
• बली: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier of ययातिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Characters & Entities

• Svarbhānu
• Suprabhā
• Namuci
• Vṛṣaparvā
• Śarmiṣṭhā
• Yayāti
• Nahuṣa

FAQs

Who married Suprabhā in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse states that Namuci married Suprabhā, the daughter of Svarbhānu.

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about Yayāti and Śarmiṣṭhā?

Here Śukadeva Gosvāmī notes that King Yayāti, the son of Nahuṣa, married Śarmiṣṭhā, the daughter of Vṛṣaparvā.

Why does the Bhagavata Purana include genealogies and marriages?

Such verses preserve dynastic continuity and context for later spiritual narratives, showing how major personalities and lineages are connected within Vedic history.