Shloka 36

Vaṁśānukīrtana: From Janamejaya’s Line to Bharata–Kuru–Pāṇḍava Descendants

Devanagari script

भार्ये विचित्रवीर्यस्य त्वम्बिकाम्बालिके तयोः / धृराष्ट्रं च पाण्डुञ्च तद्दास्यां विदुरन्तथा

Transliteration

bhārye vicitravīryasya tvambikāmbālike tayoḥ / dhṛrāṣṭraṃ ca pāṇḍuñca taddāsyāṃ vidurantathā

Translation

Ambikā und Ambālikā waren die beiden Gemahlinnen Vicitravīryas; aus ihnen wurden Dhṛtarāṣṭra und Pāṇḍu geboren, und aus ihrer Dienerin wurde ebenfalls Vidura geboren.

Word by Word

• bhārye: O (two) wives
• bhārye: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), द्विवचन (Vocative dual)

• vicitravīryasya: of Vicitravīrya
• vicitravīryasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicitravīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• ambikā: Ambikā
• ambikā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• ambālikā: Ambālikā
• ambālikā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambālikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• tayoḥ: of those two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6/षष्ठी), द्विवचन (Genitive dual)

• dhṛtarāṣṭram: Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• dhṛtarāṣṭram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhṛtarāṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• pāṇḍum: Pāṇḍu
• pāṇḍum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇḍu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• tad: of her/that
• tad: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• dāsyām: in/through the maidservant
• dāsyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāsī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Locative singular)

• viduram: Vidura
• viduram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: likewise)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: कुल-परम्परा और जन्म-सम्बन्धों का स्मरण (वंश-ज्ञान)

Vedantic Theme: कर्तृत्व-फल-प्रवाह में देह-सम्बन्ध क्षणिक; परन्तु धर्म-परम्परा लोक-व्यवहार में आवश्यक।

Application: परिवार-इतिहास/पूर्वज-स्मरण को सत्यतापूर्वक रखना; श्राद्ध/संस्कारों में सम्बन्ध-निर्धारण हेतु वंश-ज्ञान।

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: राजधानी/जनपद-सूचक (वंशपरम्परा)

Cross References

Related Themes: गरुडपुराण 1.140 (वंश-प्रकरण); गरुडपुराण प्रेतकल्प में पितृ-सम्बन्ध-निर्णय प्रसंग (सामान्य)

Characters & Entities

• Vicitravīrya
• Ambikā
• Ambālikā
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāṇḍu
• Vidura

FAQs

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

It anchors later dharma teachings in well-known Itihāsa figures, linking moral outcomes and duties to the Kuru lineage (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, Vidura).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by situating dharma instruction within Itihāsa history, it implies that choices and conduct within a lineage shape destiny and spiritual consequences discussed elsewhere in the Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Study dharma through exemplars: use the lives associated with these figures (especially Vidura’s righteousness) as guidance for ethical decision-making and duty-based living.