SB 12.1.11 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.1.11

నవ నన్దాన్ ద్విజ: కశ్చిత్ ప్రపన్నానుద్ధరిష్యతి । తేషామభావే జగతీం మౌర్యా భోక్ష్యన్తి వై కలౌ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

nava nandān dvijaḥ kaścit

[nava nandaan dvijah kashchit]

prapannān uddhariṣyati

[prapannaan uddharishyati]

teṣām abhāve jagatīṁ

[teshaam abhaave jagateem]

mauryā bhokṣyanti vai kalau

[mauryaa bhokshyanti vai kalau]

Word-for-word

nava — nine nandān — the Nandas (King Nanda and his eight sons) dvijaḥ — brāhmaṇa kaścit — a certain prapannān — trusting uddhariṣyati — will uproot teṣām — of them abhāve — in the absence jagatīm — the earth mauryāḥ — the Maurya dynasty bhokṣyanti — will rule over vai — indeed kalau — in this age, Kali-yuga.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

nava nandān dvijaḥ kaścit

nava

nine

nandān

the Nandas (King Nanda and his eight sons)

dvijaḥ

brāhmaṇa

kaścit

a certain

prapannān uddhariṣyati

prapannān

trusting

uddhariṣyati

will uproot

teṣām abhāve jagatīṁ

teṣām

of them

abhāve

in the absence

jagatīm

the earth

mauryā bhokṣyanti vai kalau

mauryāḥ

the Maurya dynasty

bhokṣyanti

will rule over

vai

indeed

kalau

in this age, Kali-yuga.

A certain brāhmaṇa [Cāṇakya] will betray the trust of King Nanda and his eight sons and will destroy their dynasty. In their absence the Mauryas will rule the world as the Age of Kali continues.

Purport

Śrīdhara Svāmī and Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura both confirm that the brāhmaṇa mentioned here is Cāṇakya, also known as Kauṭilya or Vātsyāyana. The great historical narration Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which began with the events prior to the cosmic manifestation, now reaches into the realm of modern recorded history. Modern historians recognize both the Maurya dynasty and Candragupta, the king mentioned in the following verse.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

A certain brāhmaṇa will overthrow King Nanda and his eight sons, though they trusted him. In their absence, the Mauryas will rule the world as the age of Kali continues. Nava-nandān means Nanda and his eight sons. The brāhmaṇa named Cānakya will uproot them, though they trusted him (prannanān). The Maurya dynasty will rule after that.

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