Shloka 50

Manvantara Catalog: Fourteen Manus, Their Sons, Saptarishis, Indras, Deva-Hosts, and the 18 Vidyās

Devanagari script

मित्रवान्मित्रदेवश्च मित्रबिन्दुश्च वीर्यवान् / मित्रवाहः प्रवाहश्च दक्षपुत्रमनोः सुताः

Transliteration

mitravānmitradevaśca mitrabinduśca vīryavān / mitravāhaḥ pravāhaśca dakṣaputramanoḥ sutāḥ

Translation

Mitravān, Mitradeva und Mitrabindu; dazu der tapfere Vīryavān; ferner Mitravāha und Pravāha—dies sind die Söhne Manus, des Sohnes Dakṣas.

Word by Word

• मित्रवान्: Mitravān (one possessing friends/Mitra)
• मित्रवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्रवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive)

• मित्रदेवः: Mitradeva (proper name)
• मित्रदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मित्रः देवः/मित्रस्य देवः)

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

• मित्रबिन्दुः: Mitrabindu (proper name)
• मित्रबिन्दुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः

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

• वीर्यवान्: powerful/possessing vigor
• वीर्यवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त; (पूर्वोक्त-नाम्नः विशेषणम्)

• मित्रवाहः: Mitravāha (proper name)
• मित्रवाहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः

• प्रवाहः: Pravāha (proper name)
• प्रवाहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

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

• दक्षपुत्रमनोः: of Manu, the son of Dakṣa
• दक्षपुत्रमनोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दक्षस्य पुत्रः मनुः तस्य)

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating genealogical names to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mitra as principle of concord and social order; lineage names encode virtues (friendship, strength, flow).

Vedantic Theme: sattvic virtues as supports for inner clarity; dharmic harmony as conducive to spiritual life.

Application: Cultivate ‘mitra-bhāva’ (friendly disposition), reliability, and truthful cooperation; see social harmony as a spiritual discipline.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87 (continuation of Manu’s sons list)

Characters & Entities

• Mitravān
• Mitradeva
• Mitrabindu
• Vīryavān
• Mitravāha
• Pravāha
• Dakṣa
• Manu

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogical lists in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a lineage record—naming Manu’s descendants—used in Purāṇic tradition to map cosmic history and dharmic transmission through family lines.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it appears in a genealogical narration that provides contextual background for later teachings by situating beings within Purāṇic lineages.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it for accurate textual study, recitation, and referencing—especially when compiling lineage notes or cross-checking Purāṇic genealogies across manuscripts and editions.