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Shloka 13

Śukra’s Ultimatum and Devayānī’s Demand (शुक्र-प्रतिज्ञा तथा देवयानी-वर-याचना)

धर्मात्मा स मनुर्धीमान्‌ यत्र वंश: प्रतिष्ठित: । मनोर्वशो मानवानां ततो<यं प्रथितो5भवत्‌,धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं कीर्तयिष्यामि तेडनघ । वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--निष्पाप जनमेजय! अब मैं दक्ष प्रजापति, वैवस्वत मनु, भरत, कुरु, पूर, अजमीढ, यादव, कौरव तथा भरतवंशियोंकी कुल-परम्पराका तुमसे वर्णन करूँगा। उनका कुल परम पवित्र, महान्‌ मंगलकारी तथा धन, यश और आयुकी प्राप्ति करानेवाला है बुद्धिमान्‌ मनु बड़े धर्मात्मा थे, जिनपर सूर्यवंशकी प्रतिष्ठा हुई। मानवोंसे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाला यह मनुवंश उन्हींसे विख्यात हुआ

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

dharmātmā sa manur dhīmān yatra vaṁśaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ |

manor vaṁśo mānavānāṁ tato 'yaṁ prathito 'bhavat |

dhanyaṁ yaśasyam āyuṣyaṁ kīrtayiṣyāmi te 'nagha |

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Jener weise Manu war wahrhaft dem Dharma ergeben, und auf ihm fand die königliche Linie ihren festen Grund. Von Manu her wurde diese Menschheitslinie berühmt. O Schuldloser, ich will dir diese gesegnete Genealogie schildern—ruhmreich und glückverheißend—die Wohlstand, guten Ruf und langes Leben verleiht.“

धर्मात्माrighteous-souled
धर्मात्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मनुःManu
मनुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमनु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धीमान्wise, intelligent
धीमान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधीमन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
वंशःlineage, dynasty
वंशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवंश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रतिष्ठितःestablished, founded
प्रतिष्ठितः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-स्था
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
मनॊःof Manu
मनॊः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमनु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
वंशःlineage
वंशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवंश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मानवानाम्of men, of mankind
मानवानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमानव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
ततःfrom him/thereafter
ततः:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
अयम्this
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रथितःrenowned, well-known
प्रथितः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-था
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
अभवत्became
अभवत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
M
Manu
M
Manu-vaṁśa (lineage of Manu)
M
Mānavas (humankind/descendants of Manu)
J
Janamejaya (implied by vocative anagha in this dialogue context)

Educational Q&A

The verse frames genealogy as ethically meaningful: a dynasty is legitimate and enduring when founded upon a dharmic, wise ancestor (Manu). Recounting such a lineage is presented as auspicious and beneficial—promoting prosperity, fame, and longevity—because it connects listeners to a moral and sacred heritage.

Vaiśampāyana, speaking to Janamejaya, announces that he will narrate the celebrated human lineage beginning with Manu. He emphasizes Manu’s righteousness and wisdom as the foundation of the vaṁśa and signals that the forthcoming genealogical account is considered auspicious to hear.