🪷 ŚB 9.2.17

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

धृष्टाद् धार्ष्टमभूत् क्षत्रं ब्रह्मभूयं गतं क्षितौ । नृगस्य वंश: सुमतिर्भूतज्योतिस्ततो वसु: ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

dhṛṣṭād dhārṣṭam abhūt kṣatraṁ brahma-bhūyaṁ gataṁ kṣitau nṛgasya vaṁśaḥ sumatir bhūtajyotis tato vasuḥ
Synonyms
dhṛṣṭāt — from Dhṛṣṭa, another son of Manu; dhārṣṭam — a caste of the name Dhārṣṭa; abhūt — was produced; kṣatram — belonging to the kṣatriya group; brahma-bhūyam — the position of brāhmaṇas; gatam — had achieved; kṣitau — on the surface of the world; nṛgasya — of Nṛga, another son of Manu; vaṁśaḥ — the dynasty; sumatiḥ — of the name Sumati; bhūtajyotiḥ — of the name Bhūtajyoti; tataḥ — thereafter; vasuḥ — by the name Vasu.

Translation

From the son of Manu named Dhṛṣṭa came a kṣatriya caste called Dhārṣṭa, whose members achieved the position of brāhmaṇas in this world. Then, from the son of Manu named Nṛga came Sumati. From Sumati came Bhūtajyoti, and from Bhūtajyoti came Vasu.

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