Shloka 38

प्रियव्रतवंशवर्णनम् — सप्तद्वीपविभागः, जम्बूद्वीप-वर्षविभागः, भरत-नामकरणम्

Devanagari script

तस्य पुत्रो महावीर्यो धीमांस् तस्माद् अजायत महान्तो ऽपि ततश् चाभून् मनस्युस् तस्य चात्मजः

Transliteration

tasya putro mahāvīryo dhīmāṃs tasmād ajāyata mahānto 'pi tataś cābhūn manasyus tasya cātmajaḥ

Translation

Von ihm wurde ein Sohn geboren, groß an Tapferkeit und von scharfem Verstand. Aus diesem entstand Mahānta; und aus Mahānta ging sein Sohn Manasyu hervor—so blieb die Linie ununterbrochen.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महावीर्यः: of great valor
• महावीर्यः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (mahā-vīrya = 'great in valor')

• धीमान्: wise
• धीमान्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: from him
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अजायत: was born
• अजायत: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• महान्तः: Mahān (name: Mahānta)
• महान्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (प्रयोगे महान्तः इति प्रथमा-एकवचन-रूपम्)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (also/even)

• ततः: then/from him
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोगः (adverb)

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

• अभूत्: was/became
• अभूत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मनस्युः: Manasyu
• मनस्युः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• आत्मजः: son
• आत्मजः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ātma-ja = 'son')

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Continuation of the royal succession list.

Teaching: Genealogical

Quality: brief, enumerative

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Kṣātra-tejas joined with dhī (valor with discernment)

Key Kings: Virāṭ, (unnamed mighty son), Mahānta, Manasyu

Characters & Entities

• Mahāvīrya
• Mahānta
• Manasyu
• Primordial genealogy

FAQs

What is the significance of genealogies in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse exemplifies how the Purāṇa maps cosmic order through successive births, linking creation (sarga) to the unfolding of dharma-bearing lineages.

How does Sage Parāśara explain lineage progression here?

He presents a concise chain of descent—father to son—using formulaic birth-statements (“from him was born...”), a standard Purāṇic method for preserving dynastic memory.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the genealogical flow belongs to the Vishnu-centered cosmology where creation and continuity ultimately rest on the Supreme Reality sustaining the world-process.