Shloka 9

Devanagari script

हस्तिनः पुरुमीढश्च कण्वो ऽभूदजमीढतः / कण्वान्मेधातिथिर्जज्ञे यतः काण्वायना द्विजाः

Transliteration

hastinaḥ purumīḍhaśca kaṇvo 'bhūdajamīḍhataḥ / kaṇvānmedhātithirjajñe yataḥ kāṇvāyanā dvijāḥ

Translation

Von Hastin stammte Purumīḍha; und aus Ajamīḍha wurde Kaṇva geboren. Aus Kaṇva wurde Medhātithi geboren; aus ihm gingen die Dvija (Brāhmaṇas) der Kāṇvāyana-Linie hervor.

Word by Word

• हस्तिनः: of Hastī
• हस्तिनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पुरुमीढः: Purumīḍha (name)
• पुरुमीढः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुमीढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• कण्वः: Kaṇva (name)
• कण्वः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: अभि-; ‘became/was’

• अजमीढतः: from Ajamīḍha
• अजमीढतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजमीढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• कण्वात्: from Kaṇva
• कण्वात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• मेधातिथिः: Medhātithi (name)
• मेधातिथिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधातिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘was born’

• यतः: from whom/whence
• यतः: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative adverb: ‘from which/whence’)

• काण्वायनाः: the Kāṇvāyanas (descendants)
• काण्वायनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काण्वायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• द्विजाः: Brahmins / twice-born
• द्विजाः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Lineage as a vehicle for Vedic learning and ritual competence (dvija identity tied to śāstra transmission).

Vedantic Theme: Adhikāra (eligibility) in dharma arises within empirical order; ultimate liberation transcends birth while honoring knowledge-lineage.

Application: Value teacher-student lineages (paramparā) and disciplined study; uphold learning as a sacred inheritance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.140 (context: genealogies leading to notable lineages)

Characters & Entities

• Hastin
• Purumīḍha
• Ajamīḍha
• Kaṇva
• Medhātithi
• Kāṇvāyana brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the importance of this genealogical verse in the Garuda Purana?

It preserves the Purāṇic lineage record connecting royal/ancestral names to ṛṣi-descended brāhmaṇa clans, grounding dharma and tradition in recognized family lines.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not describe the soul’s post-death journey; it functions as a lineage (vaṁśa) statement, situating later teachings within an authoritative ancestral framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to honor one’s teachers and traditions (paramparā) and to approach ritual, study, and ethics with respect for lineage-based transmission of knowledge.