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Chapter 21: The Dynasty of Bharata

Verse 35 of 30
SB 9.21.35

तस्य सत्यधृतिः पुत्रो धनुर्वेदविशारदः शरद्वांस्तत्सुतो यस्मादुर्वशीदर्शनात्किल शरस्तम्बे ऽपतद्रेतो मिथुनं तदभूच्छुभम्

tasya satyadhṛtiḥ putro dhanur-veda-viśāradaḥ śaradvāṁs tat-suto yasmād urvaśī-darśanāt kila śara-stambe 'patad reto mithunaṁ tad abhūc chubham

Synonyms

tasyaof him (Śatānanda); satyadhṛtiḥSatyadhṛti; putraḥa son; dhanuḥ-veda-viśāradaḥvery expert in the art of archery; śaradvānŚaradvān; tat-sutaḥthe son of Satyadhṛti; yasmātfrom whom; urvaśī-darśanātsimply by seeing the celestial Urvaśī; kilaindeed; śara-stambeon a clump of śara grass; apatatfell; retaḥsemen; mithunama male and female; tat abhūtthere were born; śubhamall-auspicious..

Translation

The son of Śatānanda was Satyadhṛti, who was expert in archery, and the son of Satyadhṛti was Śaradvān. When Śaradvān met Urvaśī, he discharged semen, which fell on a clump of śara grass. From this semen were born two all-auspicious babies, one male and the other female.

Verse 35 of 30
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