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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.61.10-12
prabhanur bhanumams tatha
candrabhanur brhadbhanur
atibhanus tathastamah
satyabhamatmaja dasa
chatajic ca sahasrajit
viyayas citraketus ca
jambavatyah suta hy ete
SYNONYMS
bhanuh subhanuh svarbhanuh -- Bhanu, Subhanu and Svarbhanu; prabhanah bhanuman -- Prabhanu and Bhanuman; tatha -- also; candrabhanuh brhadbhanuh -- Candrabhanu and Brhadbhanu; atibhanuh -- Atibhanu; tatha -- also; astamah -- the eighth; sribhanuh -- Sribhanu; pratibhanuh -- Pratibhanu; ca -- and; satyabhama -- of Satyabhama; atmajah -- the sons; dasa -- ten; sambah sumitrah purujit satajit ca sahasrajit -- Samba, Sumitra, Purujit, Satajit and Sahasrajit; vijayah citraketuh ca -- Vijaya and Citraketu; vasuman dravidah kratuh -- Vasuman, Dravida and Kratu; jambavatyah -- of Jambavati; sutah -- sons; hi -- indeed; ete -- these; samba-adyah -- headed by Samba; pitr -- by their father; sammatah -- favored.
TRANSLATION
The ten sons of Satyabhama were Bhanu, Subhanu, Svarbhanu, Prabhanu, Bhanuman, Candrabhanu, Brhadbhanu, Atibhanu (the eighth), Sribhanu and Pratibhanu. Samba, Sumitra, Purujit, Satajit, Sahasrajit, Vijaya, Citraketu, Vasuman, Dravida and Kratu were the sons of Jambavati. These ten, headed by Samba, were their father's favorites.
PURPORT
Srila Jiva Gosvami translates the compound pitr-sammatah in this verse as "highly regarded by their father." The word also indicates that these sons, like the others already mentioned, were regarded as being just like their glorious father, Lord Krsna.
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