Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.20.7
तस्य मेधातिथिस्तस्मात् प्रस्कन्नाद्या द्विजातय: ।
पुत्रोऽभूत् सुमते रेभिर्दुष्मन्तस्तत्सुतो मत: ॥ ७ ॥
tasya medhātithis tasmāt
[tasya medhaatithis tasmaat]
praskannādyā dvijātayaḥ
[praskannaadyaa dvijaatayah]
putro ’bhūt sumate rebhir
[putro ’bhoot sumate rebhir]
duṣmantas tat-suto mataḥ
[dushmantas tat-suto matah]
Word-for-word
tasya
—
of him (Kaṇva)
medhātithiḥ
—
a son named Medhātithi
tasmāt
—
from him (Medhātithi)
praskanna-ādyāḥ
—
sons headed by Praskanna
dvijātayaḥ
—
all brāhmaṇas
putraḥ
—
a son
abhūt
—
there was
sumateḥ
—
from Sumati
rebhiḥ
—
Rebhi
duṣmantaḥ
—
Mahārāja Duṣmanta
tat-sutaḥ
—
the son of Rebhi
mataḥ
—
is well-known.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasya medhātithis tasmāt
tasya
of him (Kaṇva)
medhātithiḥ
a son named Medhātithi
tasmāt
from him (Medhātithi)
praskannādyā dvijātayaḥ
praskanna-ādyāḥ
sons headed by Praskanna
dvijātayaḥ
all brāhmaṇas
putro ’bhūt sumate rebhir
putraḥ
a son
abhūt
there was
sumateḥ
from Sumati
rebhiḥ
Rebhi
duṣmantas tat-suto mataḥ
duṣmantaḥ
Mahārāja Duṣmanta
tat-sutaḥ
the son of Rebhi
mataḥ
is well-known.
The son of Kaṇva was Medhātithi, whose sons, all brāhmaṇas, were headed by Praskanna. The son of Rantināva named Sumati had a son named Rebhi. Mahārāja Duṣmanta is well known as the son of Rebhi.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The son of Kaṇva was Medhātithi, whose sons, all brāhmaṇas, were headed by Praskanna. The son of Rantināva named Sumati had a son named Rebhi. Mahārāja Duṣmanta is known as the son of Rebhi.
Personal Guidance
Kaṇva's son Medhātithi has brāhmaṇa sons headed by Praskanna; Sumati's son Rebhi fathers Duṣmanta. The Bhāgavatam quietly tracks both lines — the brāhmaṇa branch and the kṣatriya branch — without confusion.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I confusing the lineage I belong to with the one I admire?
- How can I honor both without trying to inhabit both?
My note
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