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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.21.22

अजमीढाद् बृहदिषुस्तस्य पुत्रो बृहद्धनु: । बृहत्कायस्ततस्तस्य पुत्र आसीज्जयद्रथ: ॥ २२ ॥
ajamīḍhād bṛhadiṣus
[ajameedhaad brihadishus]
tasya putro bṛhaddhanuḥ
[tasya putro brihaddhanuh]
bṛhatkāyas tatas tasya
[brihatkaayas tatas tasya]
putra āsīj jayadrathaḥ
[putra aaseej jayadrathah]
Word-for-word
ajamīḍhāt — from Ajamīḍha bṛhadiṣuḥ — a son named Bṛhadiṣu tasya — his putraḥ — son bṛhaddhanuḥ — Bṛhaddhanu bṛhatkāyaḥ — Bṛhatkāya tataḥ — thereafter tasya — his putraḥ — son āsīt — was jayadrathaḥ — Jayadratha.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ajamīḍhād bṛhadiṣus
ajamīḍhāt
from Ajamīḍha
bṛhadiṣuḥ
a son named Bṛhadiṣu
tasya putro bṛhaddhanuḥ
tasya
his
putraḥ
son
bṛhaddhanuḥ
Bṛhaddhanu
bṛhatkāyas tatas tasya
bṛhatkāyaḥ
Bṛhatkāya
tataḥ
thereafter
tasya
his
putra āsīj jayadrathaḥ
putraḥ
son
āsīt
was
jayadrathaḥ
Jayadratha.
From Ajamīḍha came a son named Bṛhadiṣu, from Bṛhadiṣu came a son named Bṛhaddhanu, from Bṛhaddhanu a son named Bṛhatkāya, and from Bṛhatkāya a son named Jayadratha.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
From King Hastī came three sons, named Ajamīḍha, Dvimīḍha and Purumīḍha. The descendants of Ajamīḍha, headed by Priyamedha, all achieved the position of brāhmaṇas. From Ajamīḍha came a son named Bṛhadiṣu, from Bṛhadiṣu came a son named Bṛhaddhanu, from Bṛhaddhanu a son named Bṛhatkāya, and from Bṛhatkāya a son named Jayadratha.
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Personal Guidance
Bṛhadiṣu, Bṛhaddhanu, Bṛhatkāya, Jayadratha — names with 'great-arrow,' 'great-bow,' 'great-body.' Lineages of warriors carry weapon-meanings forward generation after generation.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'weapon' has my lineage carried, and have I taken up my share of it?
  • Where could a name-meaning practice — invoking the qualities — wake up dormant strength?
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