Shloka 3

Devanagari script

इक्ष्वाकुर्नभगश्चैव धृष्ट: शर्यातिरेव च । नरिष्यन्तोऽथ नाभाग: सप्तमो दिष्ट उच्यते ॥ २ ॥ तरूषश्च पृषध्रश्च दशमो वसुमान्स्मृत: । मनोर्वैवस्वतस्यैते दशपुत्रा: परन्तप ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

ikṣvākur nabhagaś caiva dhṛṣṭaḥ śaryātir eva ca nariṣyanto ’tha nābhāgaḥ saptamo diṣṭa ucyate

Translation

O König Parīkṣit, unter den zehn Söhnen Manus (Vaivasvata) sind Ikṣvāku, Nabhaga, Dhṛṣṭa, Śaryāti, Nariṣyanta und Nābhāga. Der siebte Sohn wird Diṣṭa genannt. Danach kommen Tarūṣa und Pṛṣadhra, und der zehnte Sohn wird als Vasumān erinnert.

Synonyms

• तरूषः: Tarūṣa
• तरूषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तरूष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पृषध्रः: Pṛṣadhra
• पृषध्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृषध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दशमः: the tenth
• दशमः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal)

• वसुमान्: Vasumān
• वसुमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive stem)

• स्मृतः: is known/remembered (as)
• स्मृतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘called/remembered’

• मनॊः: of Manu
• मनॊः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वैवस्वतस्य: Vaivasvata
• वैवस्वतस्य: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैवस्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-विशेषण (patronymic: son of Vivasvān)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (pronoun)

• दश: ten
• दश: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या (indeclinable numeral used adjectivally)

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• परन्तप: O subduer of foes
• परन्तप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परन्तप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन (address)

Characters & Entities

• Vaivasvata Manu
• Ikshvaku
• Nabhaga
• Dhrishta
• Sharyati
• Narisyanta
• Nabhaga (Nābhāga)
• Dishta
• Tarusha
• Prishadhra
• Vasuman

FAQs

Who are the ten sons of Vaivasvata Manu mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse lists Vaivasvata Manu’s ten sons as Ikṣvāku, Nabhaga, Dhṛṣṭa, Śaryāti, Nariṣyanta, Nābhāga, Diṣṭa, Tarūṣa, Pṛṣadhra, and Vasumān.

Why does Shukadeva Gosvami describe Manu’s sons in Canto 8 Chapter 13?

In the context of describing manvantaras (administrations of Manus), Śukadeva outlines the dynastic lines and notable figures through whom dharma, kingship, and the Lord’s arrangements unfold in history.

What is the practical value of studying genealogies in the Bhagavata Purana?

They help a devotee see how divine order (dharma) is maintained through time, connect major avatars and saintly kings to their lineages, and cultivate faith that the Lord guides human society across ages.