Shloka 15

Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha

Devanagari script

महिष्मान् संजितस्याभूद् भद्रश्रेण्यस्तदन्वयः / भद्रश्रेण्यस्य दायादो दुर्दमो नाम पार्थिवः

Transliteration

mahiṣmān saṃjitasyābhūd bhadraśreṇyastadanvayaḥ / bhadraśreṇyasya dāyādo durdamo nāma pārthivaḥ

Translation

সংজিতৰ পৰা মহিষ্মান জন্মিল; সেই বংশত ভদ্ৰশ্ৰেণ্য উদ্ভৱ হ’ল। ভদ্ৰশ্ৰেণ্যৰ উত্তৰাধিকাৰী আছিল দুৰ্দম নামে ৰজা।

Word by Word

• महिष्मान्: Mahiṣmān (name)
• महिष्मान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• संजितस्य: of Saṃjita
• संजितस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभूत्: was/became
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (अभवत्/अभूत् वैकल्पिक रूप)

• भद्रश्रेण्यः: Bhadraśreṇya (name)
• भद्रश्रेण्यः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रश्रेण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: भद्रा श्रेणी यस्य/भद्रा श्रेणी (auspicious/fortunate lineage)

• तत्-अन्वयः: his descendant
• तत्-अन्वयः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + अन्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: तस्य अन्वयः (his descendant/lineage)

• भद्रश्रेण्यस्य: of Bhadraśreṇya
• भद्रश्रेण्यस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रश्रेण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (समासपद)

• दायादः: heir/son
• दायादः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दायाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दुर्दमः: Durdama (name)
• दुर्दमः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्दम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) नामार्थक (indicating name)

• पार्थिवः: king
• पार्थिवः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; राजवाचक (king)

Speaker

Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting the genealogy to the assembled sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Saṃjita
• Mahiṣmān
• Bhadrashreṇya
• Durdama

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

This verse is genealogical, not metaphysical; it supports the Purāṇic method of grounding dharma-teachings in historical lineages rather than directly defining Ātman.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

None are stated in this verse; it functions as a dynastic link in the narrative framework that later supports discussions of dharma and yoga elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

It does not address Shiva–Vishnu unity directly; it is a neutral lineage statement within the broader Purāṇic narration where such synthesis appears in other sections.