Shloka 27

Manvantara Catalog: Fourteen Manus, Their Sons, Saptarishis, Indras, Deva-Hosts, and the 18 Vidyās

Devanagari script

इक्ष्वाकुरथ नाभागो धृष्टः शर्यातिरेव च / नरिष्यन्तस्तथा पांसुर्नभो नेदिष्ठ एव च

Transliteration

ikṣvākuratha nābhāgo dhṛṣṭaḥ śaryātireva ca / nariṣyantastathā pāṃsurnabho nediṣṭha eva ca

Translation

وكان منهم إكشڤاكورَثا (Ikṣvākuratha)، ونابهاغا (Nābhāga)، ودهرِشْطا (Dhṛṣṭa)، وكذلك شرياتي (Śaryāti)؛ وكذلك نريشيانتا (Nariṣyanta)، وبامسو (Pāṁsu)، ونَبَس (Nabhas)، ونِدِشْطا (Nediṣṭha) أيضًا.

Word by Word

• इक्ष्वाकुः: Ikṣvāku (proper name)
• इक्ष्वाकुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्ष्वाकु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अथ: then/next
• अथ: Discourse marker (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/अनुक्रमसूचक अव्यय (particle: then/next)

• नाभागः: Nābhāga (proper name)
• नाभागः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• धृष्टः: Dhṛṣṭa (proper name)
• धृष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शर्यातिः: Śaryāti (proper name)
• शर्यातिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle: indeed/only)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• नरिष्यन्तः: Nariṣyanta (proper name)
• नरिष्यन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरिष्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक अव्यय (adverb: likewise/so)

• पांसुः: Pāṃsu (proper name)
• पांसुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पांसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नभः: Nabhas (proper name)
• नभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नेदिष्ठः: Nediṣṭha (proper name)
• नेदिष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेदिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (अतिशय/तमतम-प्रत्ययान्त: superlative-like form)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra in the Garuda Purana’s dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Smaraṇa of righteous lineages as a support for dharmic continuity and social memory.

Vedantic Theme: Itihāsa-purāṇa as pramāṇa for dharma; names as markers within māyā’s unfolding of time (kāla).

Application: Use lineage-remembrance to orient one’s duties (svadharma), cultivate gratitude to forebears, and study purāṇic history as ethical exemplars.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87 (surrounding verses listing Manu’s progeny and divine/ṛṣi groups)

Characters & Entities

• Ikṣvākuratha
• Nābhāga
• Dhṛṣṭa
• Śaryāti
• Nariṣyanta
• Pāṁsu
• Nabhas
• Nediṣṭha

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogy lists in the Garuda Purana?

They preserve puranic memory of dynasties and dharmic succession, situating teachings within a recognized lineage of rulers and descendants.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not describe the soul’s journey; it functions as a lineage enumeration within Kanda 1, providing historical-puranic context rather than afterlife doctrine.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference for puranic study (itihasa-purana context) and as a reminder of continuity—ethical governance and dharma are transmitted through generations.