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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.24.47-48
subhadro bhadrabāhuś ca
bhūtādyā dvādaśābhavan
nandopananda-kritaka-
śūrādyā madirātmajāh
SYNONYMS
subhadrah — Subhadra; bhadrabāhuh — Bhadrabāhu; ca — and; durmadah — Durmada; bhadrah — Bhadra; eva — indeed; ca — also; pauravyāh — of the wife named Pauravī; tanayāh — sons; hi — indeed; ete — all of them; bhūta-ādyāh — headed by Bhūta; dvādaśa — twelve; abhavan — were born; nanda-upananda-kritaka-śūra-ādyāh — Nanda, Upananda, Kritaka, Śūra and others; madirā-ātmajāh — the sons of Madirā; kauśalyā — Kauśalyā; keśinam — a son named Keśī; tu ekam — only one; asūta — gave birth to; kula-nandanam — a son.
TRANSLATION
From the womb of Pauravī came twelve sons, including Bhūta, Subhadra, Bhadrabāhu, Durmada and Bhadra. Nanda, Upananda, Kritaka, Śūra and others were born from the womb of Madirā. Bhadrā [Kauśalyā] gave birth to only one son, named Keśī.
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