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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.7.2
tasyām u ha vā ātmajān kārtsnyenānurūpān ātmanah pańca janayām āsa bhūtādir iva bhūta-sūkshmāni sumatim rāshtrabhritam sudarśanam āvaranam dhūmraketum iti
SYNONYMS
tasyām — in her womb; u ha vā — indeed; ātma-jān — sons; kārtsnyena — entirely; anurūpān — exactly like; ātmanah — himself; pańca — five; janayām āsa — begot; bhūta-ādih iva — like the false ego; bhūta-sūkshmāni — the five subtle objects of sense perception; su-matim — Sumatim; rāshtra-bhritam — Rāshtrabhrita; su-darśanam — Sudarśana; āvaranam — Āvarana; dhūmra-ketum — Dhūmraketu; iti — thus.
TRANSLATION
Just as the false ego creates the subtle sense objects, Mahārāja Bharata created five sons in the womb of Pańcajanī, his wife. These sons were named Sumati, Rāshtrabhrita, Sudarśana, Āvarana and Dhūmraketu.
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