Shloka 11

Devanagari script

अरिष्टनेमिपत्नीनामपत्यानीह षोडश । बहुपुत्रस्य विदुषश्चतस्रो यास्सुताः स्मृताः

Transliteration

ariṣṭanemipatnīnāmapatyānīha ṣoḍaśa | bahuputrasya viduṣaścatasro yāssutāḥ smṛtāḥ

Translation

يُقال هنا إن لزوجات أريشṭنِمي ستةَ عشرَ ولدًا. وأما الحكيم باهوبوترا فتُذكر له أربعُ بناتٍ في المأثور.

Word by Word

• अरिष्टनेमिपत्नीनाम्: of the wives of Ariṣṭanemi
• अरिष्टनेमिपत्नीनाम्: Sambandha/Genitive (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिष्टनेमि + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अरिष्टनेमेः पत्न्यः)

• अपत्यानि: offspring/children
• अपत्यानि: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• षोडश: sixteen
• षोडश: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षोडशन् (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; (अपत्यानि) विशेषयति; ‘sixteen’

• बहुपुत्रस्य: of the one having many sons
• बहुपुत्रस्य: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (विदुषः)

• विदुषः: of the wise one
• विदुषः: Sambandha/Genitive (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘wise man’

• चतस्रः: four
• चतस्रः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतस् (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (सुताः) विशेषयति; ‘four’

• याः: who/which
• याः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• सुताः: daughters
• सुताः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स्मृताः: are said/remembered
• स्मृताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (are said/remembered)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Ariṣṭanemi
• Bahuputra

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse preserves sacred remembrance (smṛti) of lineage, reflecting how dharma is transmitted through disciplined families and learned persons; in Shaiva reading, such order supports the seeker’s steadiness (niyama) on the path to Shiva.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Though genealogical, it sits within the Purana’s broader frame where householders and lineages uphold Shiva-worship through vows, rituals, and devotion; the continuity of progeny symbolizes continuity of prescribed Shaiva observances in society.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is directly taught in this line; the implied takeaway is to maintain disciplined remembrance and recitation of Purana narratives alongside regular Shiva-upasana such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).