Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

धमपुत्रस्य पुत्रांस्तु दश मस्य मनोः शृणु / सुक्षेत्रश्चोत्तमौजाश्च भूरिश्रेण्यश्च वीर्यवान्

Transliteration

dhamaputrasya putrāṃstu daśa masya manoḥ śṛṇu / sukṣetraścottamaujāśca bhūriśreṇyaśca vīryavān

Translation

Now hear, O Garuḍa, the ten sons of Dhama’s son, belonging to Manu: Sukṣetra, Uttamaujā, and Bhūriśreṇya, mighty in strength.

Word by Word

• धमपुत्रस्य: of Dhamaputra
• धमपुत्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धमपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) = धम + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative)

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याविशेषण; द्वितीया बहुवचन (पुत्रान् इति पदेन सह)

• मस्य: of him/this (uncertain reading)
• मस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; पाठभेद/अस्पष्टपाठः—सम्भाव्यं ‘मस्य’ = ‘अस्य’ (of this) इति

• मनोः: of Manu
• मनोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सुक्षेत्रः: Sukṣetra (name)
• सुक्षेत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुक्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) = सु + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (good + field/name)

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

• उत्तमौजाः: Uttamaujā (name)
• उत्तमौजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तमौजस् (प्रातिपदिक) = उत्तम + ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

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

• भूरिश्रेण्यः: Bhūriśreṇya (name)
• भूरिश्रेण्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूरिश्रेण्य (प्रातिपदिक) = भूरि + श्रेण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

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

• वीर्यवान्: powerful/valiant
• वीर्यवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; गुणवाचक विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Smṛti-style preservation of lineage as a vehicle for dharma and cosmic order (vaṁśa-smaraṇa).

Vedantic Theme: Loka-saṅgraha (maintenance of order) through remembrance of cosmic cycles and progenitors.

Application: Use as a prompt for study/recitation of purāṇic genealogies to contextualize dharma narratives and cultivate śraddhā in scriptural transmission.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87.42-45 (continuation of the same genealogical catalogue)

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa (Vinātā-putra)
• Manu
• Dhama
• Sukṣetra
• Uttamaujā
• Bhūriśreṇya

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogy passages in the Garuda Purana?

They preserve dharmic lineage memory—linking sages, kings, and moral traditions—so readers understand how social and spiritual duties are transmitted through recognized lines.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not describe the soul’s post-death journey; it is part of a genealogical listing, establishing narrative context and traditional lineages within the Purāṇa.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a prompt for śraddhā (reverence) toward tradition—study family/teacher lineages, and focus on living dharmically so one’s own ‘line’ is marked by virtue rather than merely by name.