Shloka 11

Dynastic Enumeration and the Threefold Pralaya (वंशानुकीर्तनं—प्रलयत्रयवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

सुमतिः सुबलो नीतो सत्यजिद्विश्वजित्तथा / इषुञ्जयश्च इत्येते नृपा बार्हद्रथाः स्मृताः

Transliteration

sumatiḥ subalo nīto satyajidviśvajittathā / iṣuñjayaśca ityete nṛpā bārhadrathāḥ smṛtāḥ

Translation

Sumati, Subala, Nīta, Satyajit, Viśvajit, and also Iṣuñjaya—these kings are remembered as the Bārhadratha rulers.

Word by Word

• सुमतिः: Sumati (a king)
• सुमतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-मति (प्रातिपदिक; सु + मति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सुन्दरी मति: / सुमतिः)

• सुबलः: Subala (a king)
• सुबलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-बल (प्रातिपदिक; सु + बल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सुन्दरं बलं यस्य)

• नीतः: Nīta (led/known as; a king-name)
• नीतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नी (धातु) → नीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘नी’ धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययः

• सत्यजित्: Satyajit (conqueror of truth)
• सत्यजित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य-जित् (प्रातिपदिक; सत्य + जित्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सत्यं जयति इति)

• विश्वजित्: Viśvajit (conqueror of the world)
• विश्वजित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व-जित् (प्रातिपदिक; विश्व + जित्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वं जयति इति)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘likewise’)

• इषुञ्जयः: Iṣuñjaya (a king)
• इषुञ्जयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इषु-जय (प्रातिपदिक; इषु + जय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (इषोः/इषूणां जयः)

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

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• नृपाः: kings
• नृपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• बार्हद्रथाः: of the Bārhadratha line
• बार्हद्रथाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बार्हद्रथ (प्रातिपदिक; बृहद्रथ-अपत्य/सम्बन्ध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; गोत्र/वंशवाचक-विशेषण (descendants/lineage of Bṛhadratha)

• स्मृताः: are remembered/are said to be
• स्मृताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) कर्मणि-प्रयोगे विधेय; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘स्मृ’ धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययः (are remembered/called)

Speaker

Sūta / Purāṇic narrator (genealogical listing within the Purāṇa; not a Vishnu–Garuda dialogue verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: kingdom/region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.141.10 (preceding names); Garuda Purana 1.141.12 (transition from genealogy to moral decline and divine sovereignty)

Characters & Entities

• Sumati
• Subala
• Nīta
• Satyajit
• Viśvajit
• Iṣuñjaya
• Bārhadratha

FAQs

What is the importance of the Bārhadratha dynasty in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional dynastic record by naming specific Bārhadratha kings, supporting the Purāṇic aim of transmitting lineage memory and royal succession.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

It does not address the soul’s journey or afterlife teachings; it is a genealogical enumeration of rulers within Kanda 1.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference for studying Purāṇic genealogies and the cultural emphasis on continuity of dharma through remembered lineages and exemplary kingship.