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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.24.20

कपोतरोमा तस्यानु: सखा यस्य च तुम्बुरु: अन्धकाद् दुन्दुभिस्तस्मादविद्योत: पुनर्वसु: ॥ २० ॥
kapotaromā tasyānuḥ
[kapotaromaa tasyaanuh]
sakhā yasya ca tumburuḥ
[sakhaa yasya cha tumburuh]
andhakād dundubhis tasmād
[andhakaad dundubhis tasmaad]
avidyotaḥ punarvasuḥ
[avidyotah punarvasuh]
kapotaromā — Kapotaromā tasya — his (son) anuḥ — Anu sakhā — friend yasya — whose ca — also tumburuḥ — Tumburu andhakāt — of Andhaka, the son of Anu dundubhiḥ — a son named Dundubhi tasmāt — from him (Dundubhi) avidyotaḥ — a son named Avidyota punarvasuḥ — a son named Punarvasu.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kapotaromā tasyānuḥ
kapotaromā
Kapotaromā
tasya
his (son)
anuḥ
Anu
sakhā yasya ca tumburuḥ
sakhā
friend
yasya
whose
ca
also
tumburuḥ
Tumburu
andhakād dundubhis tasmād
andhakāt
of Andhaka, the son of Anu
dundubhiḥ
a son named Dundubhi
tasmāt
from him (Dundubhi)
avidyotaḥ punarvasuḥ
avidyotaḥ
a son named Avidyota
punarvasuḥ
a son named Punarvasu.
The son of Vilomā was Kapotaromā, and his son was Anu, whose friend was Tumburu. From Anu came Andhaka; from Andhaka, Dundubhi; and from Dundubhi, Avidyota. From Avidyota came a son named Punarvasu.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The son of Vilomā was Kapotaromā, and his son was Anu, whose friend was Tumburu. From Andhaka came Dundubhi; and from Dundubhi, Avidyota. From Avidyota came a son named Punarvasu. Andhaka was the son of Sātvata.
Kapotaromā, Anu (friend of Tumburu), Andhaka, Dundubhi, Avidyota, Punarvasu. Even the friends of figures in lists are remembered — Tumburu, the Gandharva, gets a mention by being Anu's friend.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose 'friend' status earns them a place in someone's record of meaning?
  • Where might I be remembered, if at all, by whose friend I was?
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