संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
सुभ्राजःsubhrājaḥof Subhraj
तुtuindeed; but
त्रयःtrayaḥthree
पुत्राःputrāḥsons
प्रजावन्तःprajāvantaḥhaving abundant offspring; rich in progeny
बहुश्रुताःbahuśrutāḥwidely learned; versed in much
दशज्योतिःdaśajyotiḥDashajyoti (name)
शतज्योतिःśatajyotiḥShatajyoti (name)
सहस्रज्योतिःsahasrajyotiḥSahasrajyoti (name)
आत्मवान्ātmavānself-possessed; composed; steadfast in spirit
दशdaśaten
पुत्रसहस्राणिputra-sahasrāṇithousand sons
दशज्योतेःdaśajyoteḥof Dashajyoti
महात्मनःmahā-ātmanaḥof the great-souled one
ततःtataḥthen; further
दशगुणाःdaśa-guṇāḥtenfold more; ten times as many
चcaand
अन्येanyeother; others
शतज्योतेःśatajyoteḥof Shatajyoti
इहihahere
आत्मजाःātmajāḥsons; offspring
भूयःbhūyaḥstill more; over and above
दशगुणाःdaśa-guṇāḥtenfold more
सहस्रज्योतिषःsahasrajyotiṣaḥof Sahasrajyoti
सुताःsutāḥsons
तेभ्यःtebhyaḥfrom them
अयम्ayamthis
कुरुवंशःkuru-vaṃśaḥthe house of Kuru; the dynasty of Kuru
चcaand
यदूनाम्yadūnāmof the Yadavas; of the house of Yadu
भरतस्यbharatasyaof Bharata
चcaand
सुभ्राजस्subhrājasoriginal form «subhrājas», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
प्रजावन्तोprajāvantooriginal form «prajāvanto», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
सहस्रज्योतिर्sahasrajyotiroriginal form «sahasrajyotir», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पुत्रसहस्राणिputrasahasrāṇioriginal form «putrasahasrāṇi», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
दशज्योतेर्daśajyoteroriginal form «daśajyoter», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
महात्मनःmahātmanaḥoriginal form «mahātmanaḥ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततोtatooriginal form «tato», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
दशगुणाश्daśaguṇāśoriginal form «daśaguṇāś», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चान्येcānyeoriginal form «cānye», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
शतज्योतेर्śatajyoteroriginal form «śatajyoter», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
इहात्मजाःihātmajāḥoriginal form «ihātmajāḥ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
भूयस्bhūyasoriginal form «bhūyas», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ततोtatooriginal form «tato», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
दशगुणाःdaśaguṇāḥoriginal form «daśaguṇāḥ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तेभ्योtebhyooriginal form «tebhyo», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ऽयं'yaṃoriginal form «'yaṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
कुरुवंशश्kuruvaṃśaśoriginal form «kuruvaṃśaś», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
यदूनांyadūnāṃoriginal form «yadūnāṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
The genealogy now multiplies swiftly: from Subhraj's three sons come countless descendants, and from them arise the three great houses — Kuru, Yadu, and Bharata. These are not names chosen at random. The house of Bharata gave its name to the epic itself — the Mahabharata, the tale of his descendants. The house of Kuru is the very ground of the battle at Kurukshetra, where the Bhagavad-gita will be spoken. And the house of Yadu is the one in which the Lord Krishna Himself will appear. So what looks like a dry list of generations is in fact leading us to what matters most: this entire genealogy is setting the stage for the Supreme Lord's descent. The history of these dynasties matters precisely because, in due time, the Lord and His eternal companions appear within them — and it is for their sake that the whole narrative is ultimately told.