Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.23.14
वृषसेन: सुतस्तस्य कर्णस्य जगतीपते ।
द्रुह्योश्च तनयो बभ्रु: सेतुस्तस्यात्मजस्तत: ॥ १४ ॥
vṛṣasenaḥ sutas tasya
[vrishasenah sutas tasya]
karṇasya jagatīpate
[karnasya jagateepate]
druhyoś ca tanayo babhruḥ
[druhyosh cha tanayo babhruh]
setus tasyātmajas tataḥ
[setus tasyaatmajas tatah]
Word-for-word
vṛṣasenaḥ
—
Vṛṣasena
sutaḥ
—
a son
tasya karṇasya
—
of that same Karṇa
jagatī pate
—
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit
druhyoḥ ca
—
of Druhyu, the third son of Yayāti
tanayaḥ
—
a son
babhruḥ
—
Babhru
setuḥ
—
Setu
tasya
—
of him (Babhru)
ātmajaḥ tataḥ
—
a son thereafter.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vṛṣasenaḥ sutas tasya
vṛṣasenaḥ
Vṛṣasena
sutaḥ
a son
tasya karṇasya
of that same Karṇa
karṇasya jagatīpate
jagatī pate
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit
druhyoś ca tanayo babhruḥ
druhyoḥ ca
of Druhyu, the third son of Yayāti
tanayaḥ
a son
babhruḥ
Babhru
setus tasyātmajas tataḥ
setuḥ
Setu
tasya
of him (Babhru)
ātmajaḥ tataḥ
a son thereafter.
O King, the only son of Karṇa was Vṛṣasena. Druhyu, the third son of Yayāti, had a son named Babhru, and the son of Babhru was known as Setu.
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Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! The only son of Karṇa was Vṛṣasena. Druhyu, the third son of Yayāti, had a son named Babhru, and the son of Babhru was known as Setu.
Druhya was the son of Yayāti.
Personal Guidance
Karṇa's only son is Vṛṣasena; Druhyu's line continues through Babhru and Setu. Even the mightiest warrior has just one biological son who is then a single line — earthly continuance is thin.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I overestimating the number of descendants who will actually carry me forward?
- What single 'son' (literal or symbolic) deserves more of my present attention?
My note
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