Shloka 38

वंशवर्णनम् तथा विवाहप्रार्थना

Genealogy of the Ikshvaku Line and the Proposal for Marriage

Devanagari script

सगरस्यासमञ्जस्तु असमञ्जात्तथांऽशुमान्।दिलीपोंऽशुमत: पुत्रो दिलीपस्य भगीरथ:।।1.70.38।।

Transliteration

sagarasyāsamañjas tu asamañjāt tathāṃśumān | dilīpo 'ṃśumataḥ putro dilīpasya bhagīrathaḥ || 1.70.38 ||

Translation

সগরের পুত্র ছিলেন অসমঞ্জ; অসমঞ্জ থেকে অংশুমান জন্মালেন। অংশুমানের পুত্র দিলীপ, আর দিলীপের পুত্র ভগীরথ॥

Word by Word

• bhagīrathāt: from Bhagīratha
• bhagīrathāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagīratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• kakutsthaḥ: Kakutstha
• kakutsthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kakutstha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• kakutsthasya: of Kakutstha
• kakutsthasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kakutstha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• raghuḥ: Raghu
• raghuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raghu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• sutaḥ: son
• sutaḥ: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• raghoḥ: of Raghu
• raghoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raghu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: and/then
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अन्वय/विरोधबोधक अव्यय)

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tejasvī: powerful / radiant
• tejasvī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tejasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• pravṛddhaḥ: Pravṛddha
• pravṛddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pra-vṛdh (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: Past participle used as proper name; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• puruṣa-ādakaḥ: Puruṣādaka (man-eater)
• puruṣa-ādakaḥ: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (कर्म: puruṣān adati); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• kalmāṣapādaḥ: Kalmāṣapāda
• kalmāṣapādaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalmāṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (यस्य पादाः कल्माषाः/चित्त्रिताः); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (हेतु/निश्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• abhavat: became
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tasmāt: from him
• tasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Ablative (5/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• jātaḥ: was born
• jātaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त-कृदन्त); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: then/and
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अन्वय/विरोधबोधक अव्यय)

• śaṅkhaṇaḥ: Śaṅkhaṇa
• śaṅkhaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkhaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

Asamanja was the son of Sagara and to him was born Anshuman. Dilipa was the son of Anshuman and father of Bhagiratha.

Characters & Entities

• Sagara
• Asamañja
• Aṃśumān
• Dilīpa
• Bhagiratha

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is continuity of righteous kingship: the careful naming of succession preserves social memory and legitimizes the ideals expected of rulers.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrator lists successive descendants in the solar dynasty from Sagara onward.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Royal responsibility across generations (rāja-dharma) is implied through the orderly transmission of lineage.