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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.24.12

वृष्णे: सुमित्र: पुत्रोऽभूद् युधाजिच्च परन्तप । शिनिस्तस्यानमित्रश्च निघ्नोऽभूदनमित्रत: ॥ १२ ॥
vṛṣṇeḥ sumitraḥ putro ’bhūd
[vrishneh sumitrah putro ’bhood]
yudhājic ca parantapa
[yudhaajich cha parantapa]
śinis tasyānamitraś ca
[shinis tasyaanamitrash cha]
nighno ’bhūd anamitrataḥ
[nighno ’bhood anamitratah]
vṛṣṇeḥ — of Vṛṣṇi, the son of Sātvata sumitraḥ — Sumitra putraḥ — a son abhūt — appeared yudhājit — Yudhājit ca — also param-tapa — O king who can suppress enemies śiniḥ — Śini tasya — his anamitraḥ — Anamitra ca — and nighnaḥ — Nighna abhūt — appeared anamitrataḥ — from Anamitra.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vṛṣṇeḥ sumitraḥ putro ’bhūd
vṛṣṇeḥ
of Vṛṣṇi, the son of Sātvata
sumitraḥ
Sumitra
putraḥ
a son
abhūt
appeared
yudhājic ca parantapa
yudhājit
Yudhājit
ca
also
param-tapa
O king who can suppress enemies
śinis tasyānamitraś ca
śiniḥ
Śini
tasya
his
anamitraḥ
Anamitra
ca
and
nighno ’bhūd anamitrataḥ
nighnaḥ
Nighna
abhūt
appeared
anamitrataḥ
from Anamitra.
O King, Mahārāja Parīkṣit, who can suppress your enemies, the sons of Vṛṣṇi were Sumitra and Yudhājit. From Yudhājit came Śini and Anamitra, and from Anamitra came a son named Nighna.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O King, suppressor of enemies! The sons of Vṛṣṇi were Sumitra and Yudhājit. From Yudhājit came Śini and Anamitra, and from Anamitra came a son named Nighna. Vṛṣṇi was another son of Sātvata.
Vṛṣṇi's sons Sumitra and Yudhājit. From Yudhājit, Śini and Anamitra; from Anamitra, Nighna. The list begins to converge toward Kṛṣṇa's immediate circle, and we recognize names we will hear in His pastimes.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I beginning to recognize, in scripture, names that connect to something I already love?
  • How does recognition itself deepen devotion?
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