Shloka 28

भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival

Devanagari script

यदुस्तस्मान्महासत्त्व: क्रोष्टा तस्माद्‌ भविष्यति । क्रोष्टश्नैव महान्‌ पुत्रो वजिनीवान्‌ भविष्यति

Transliteration

yadus tasmān mahāsattvaḥ kroṣṭā tasmād bhaviṣyati | kroṣṭaś caiva mahān putro vṛjinīvān bhaviṣyati |

Translation

主说道：“由雅度（Yadu）将兴起一位大心之裔，名克罗什塔（Kroṣṭā）；而由克罗什塔，复将诞生一位声名卓著之子——弗里吉尼梵（Vṛjinīvān）。”此言如预示的谱系，宣示高贵与力量由正直的血脉承载延续，未来的领袖亦将依时从既定的王族根柢中出现。

Word by Word

• यदुः: Yadu
• यदुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्मात्: from him/that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• महासत्त्वः: great-souled, of great prowess
• महासत्त्वः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महासत्त्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्रोष्टा: Kroṣṭā (proper name)
• क्रोष्टा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोष्टृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्मात्: from him
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• भविष्यति: will be / will arise
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular

• क्रोष्टात्: from Kroṣṭā
• क्रोष्टात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोष्टृ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वजिनीवान्: Vajinīvān (proper name); also 'possessing an army/hosts'
• वजिनीवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वजिनीवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भविष्यति: will be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

ईश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Yadu
• Kroṣṭā
• Vṛjinīvān

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the continuity of lineage and the idea that eminent figures arise in an ordered succession; it frames dynastic history as meaningful and providential, where greatness is anticipated and named as part of a larger moral-cosmic order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Īśvara delivers a genealogical prophecy: from Yadu will be born Kroṣṭā, and from Kroṣṭā will be born Vṛjinīvān, marking successive generations within the Yādava line.