Shloka 11

Daitya–Dānava Vaṁśa, Kaśyapa’s Progeny, and the Birth of the Maruts

Devanagari script

त्र्यंशः शल्यश् च बलवान् नभश् चैव महाबलः वातापिर् नमुचिश् चैव इल्वलः खसृमस् तथा

Transliteration

tryaṃśaḥ śalyaś ca balavān nabhaś caiva mahābalaḥ vātāpir namuciś caiva ilvalaḥ khasṛmas tathā

Translation

Tryaṃśa, Śalya, the mighty Balavān, and Nabhas of great strength; likewise Vātāpi and Namuci, and also Ilvala—along with Khasṛma: these are the notable names enumerated here.

Word by Word

• त्र्यंशः: Tryaṃśa (name)
• त्र्यंशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — proper name

• शल्यः: Śalya (name)
• शल्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — proper name

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

• बलवान्: strong
• बलवान्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘strong’, qualifies शल्यः

• नभः: Nabhas (name)
• नभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — proper name

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अवधारण (particle: ‘indeed/just’)

• महाबलः: very strong
• महाबलः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘very strong’, qualifies नभः

• वातापिः: Vātāpi (name)
• वातापिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वातापि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — proper name

• नमुचिः: Namuci (name)
• नमुचिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — proper name

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अवधारण (particle)

• इल्वलः: Ilvala (name)
• इल्वलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इल्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — proper name

• खसृमः: Khasṛma (name)
• खसृमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खसृम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — proper name

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चय/प्रकार (particle: ‘also/likewise’)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Identification of notable asura individuals within the broader genealogical branches.

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Dynasty & Genealogy

Key Kings: Tryaṃśa, Śalya, Balavān, Nabhas, Vātāpi, Namuci, Ilvala, Khasṛma

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Maitreya
• Tryaṃśa
• Śalya
• Balavān
• Nabhas
• Vātāpi
• Namuci
• Ilvala
• Khasṛma

FAQs

What is the significance of listing names like Namuci, Vātāpi, and Ilvala in the Vishnu Purana?

Such lists function as Purāṇic “archives,” preserving remembered lineages and notable figures to show how all beings—powerful or otherwise—fit within the ordered cosmos governed by Vishnu.

How does Sage Parāśara explain cosmic order through these catalogues?

Parāśara often teaches by enumeration: naming figures and lines to demonstrate continuity across cycles of time (manvantaras) and to situate history, power, and conflict within a structured universe.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in a verse, the Purāṇic framework assumes him as the supreme regulator: genealogies and lists implicitly affirm that all power and all beings remain within his overarching sovereignty and dharma.