Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

एते दनोः सुताः ख्याता विप्रचित्तिश् च वीर्यवान्

Transliteration

ete danoḥ sutāḥ khyātā vipracittiś ca vīryavān

Translation

These are proclaimed as the sons of Danu; and among them, too, Vipracitti is famed as a valiant one, endowed with great prowess.

Word by Word

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

• दनोः: of Danu
• दनोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ख्याताः: are known/renowned
• ख्याताः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्यात (कृदन्त; √ख्या धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विप्रचित्तिः: Vipracitti (name)
• विप्रचित्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रचित्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• 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/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Concluding the Dānavas’ enumeration; highlighting Vipracitti’s prominence.

Teaching: Genealogical

Quality: authoritative

Dynasty & Genealogy

Key Kings: Danu, Vipracitti

Characters & Entities

• Danu
• Vipracitti
• Dānavas (Daityas/Demons)

FAQs

What is the significance of listing Danu’s sons in the Vishnu Purana?

It situates the Dānavas within the wider cosmic genealogy, showing how forces opposing dharma also arise within the ordered creation overseen by Vishnu.

How does Sage Parāśara explain genealogy in this chapter?

Parāśara presents a formal lineage-catalog: naming progenitors and notable descendants (like Vipracitti) to map mythic history and the recurrence of conflicts across ages.

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

Even when describing Asura lineages, the Purana implies an ordered universe in which all beings and histories unfold under Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty and sustaining power.