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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.23.12

विजयस्तस्य सम्भूत्यां ततो धृतिरजायत । ततो धृतव्रतस्तस्य सत्कर्माधिरथस्तत: ॥ १२ ॥
vijayas tasya sambhūtyāṁ
[vijayas tasya sambhootyaam]
tato dhṛtir ajāyata
[tato dhritir ajaayata]
tato dhṛtavratas tasya
[tato dhritavratas tasya]
satkarmādhirathas tataḥ
[satkarmaadhirathas tatah]
vijayaḥ — Vijaya tasya — of him (Jayadratha) sambhūtyām — in the womb of the wife tataḥ — thereafter (from Vijaya) dhṛtiḥ — Dhṛti ajāyata — took birth tataḥ — from him (Dhṛti) dhṛtavrataḥ — a son named Dhṛtavrata tasya — of him (Dhṛtavrata) satkarmā — Satkarmā adhirathaḥ — Adhiratha tataḥ — from him (Satkarmā).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vijayas tasya sambhūtyāṁ
vijayaḥ
Vijaya
tasya
of him (Jayadratha)
sambhūtyām
in the womb of the wife
tato dhṛtir ajāyata
tataḥ
thereafter (from Vijaya)
dhṛtiḥ
Dhṛti
ajāyata
took birth
tato dhṛtavratas tasya
tataḥ
from him (Dhṛti)
dhṛtavrataḥ
a son named Dhṛtavrata
tasya
of him (Dhṛtavrata)
satkarmādhirathas tataḥ
satkarmā
Satkarmā
adhirathaḥ
Adhiratha
tataḥ
from him (Satkarmā).
The son of Jayadratha, by the womb of his wife Sambhūti, was Vijaya, and from Vijaya, Dhṛti was born. From Dhṛti came Dhṛtavrata; from Dhṛtavrata, Satkarmā; and from Satkarmā, Adhiratha.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The son of Jayadratha, by the womb of his wife Sambhūti, was Vijaya, and from Vijaya, Dhṛti was born. From Dhṛti came Dhṛtavrata; from Dhṛtavrata, Satkarmā; and from Satkarmā, Adhiratha.
Vijaya, Dhṛti, Dhṛtavrata, Satkarmā, Adhiratha — names meaning victory, firmness, firm-vow, good-deeds, super-chariot-driver. The very names along this chain prepare us for Karṇa's adoptive father.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'preparation chain' of small names is being woven for a coming significant role in my life?
  • Where could I trust the slow build-up of qualities to ready me?
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