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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.12.11

सहदेवस्ततो वीरो बृहदश्वोऽथ भानुमान् । प्रतीकाश्वो भानुमत: सुप्रतीकोऽथ तत्सुत: ॥ ११ ॥
sahadevas tato vīro
[sahadevas tato veero]
bṛhadaśvo ’tha bhānumān
[brihadashvo ’tha bhaanumaan]
pratīkāśvo bhānumataḥ
[prateekaashvo bhaanumatah]
supratīko ’tha tat-sutaḥ
[suprateeko ’tha tat-sutah]
sahadevaḥ — Sahadeva tataḥ — from Divāka vīraḥ — a great hero bṛhadaśvaḥ — Bṛhadaśva atha — from him bhānumān — Bhānumān pratīkāśvaḥ — Pratīkāśva bhānumataḥ — from Bhānumān supratīkaḥ — Supratīka atha — thereafter tat-sutaḥ — the son of Pratīkāśva.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sahadevas tato vīro
sahadevaḥ
Sahadeva
tataḥ
from Divāka
vīraḥ
a great hero
bṛhadaśvo ’tha bhānumān
bṛhadaśvaḥ
Bṛhadaśva
pratīkāśvo bhānumataḥ
atha
from him
bhānumān
Bhānumān
supratīko ’tha tat-sutaḥ
pratīkāśvaḥ
Pratīkāśva
bhānumataḥ
from Bhānumān
supratīkaḥ
Supratīka
atha
thereafter
tat-sutaḥ
the son of Pratīkāśva.
Thereafter, from Divāka will come a son named Sahadeva, and from Sahadeva a great hero named Bṛhadaśva. From Bṛhadaśva will come Bhānumān, and from Bhānumān will come Pratīkāśva. The son of Pratīkāśva will be Supratīka.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, from Divāka will come a son named Sahadeva, and from Sahadeva a great hero named Bṛhadaśva. From Bṛhadaśva will come Bhānumān, and from Bhānumān will come Pratīkāśva. The son of Pratīkāśva will be Supratīka.
Sahadeva, Bṛhadaśva, Bhānumān, Pratīkāśva — these names will produce yet more names. The chain is patient, and the Lord watches every link.
Reflection Questions
  • Where would I benefit from imitating that patience in my own daily work?
  • Whose seemingly insignificant generation in my family am I responsible for honoring as essential?
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