Shloka 5

प्रियव्रतवंशवर्णनम् — सप्तद्वीपविभागः, जम्बूद्वीप-वर्षविभागः, भरत-नामकरणम्

Devanagari script

कर्दमस्यात्मजां कन्याम् उपयेमे प्रियव्रतः सम्राट् कुक्षिश् च तत्कन्ये दशपुत्रास् तथापरे

Transliteration

kardamasyātmajāṃ kanyām upayeme priyavrataḥ samrāṭ kukṣiś ca tatkanye daśaputrās tathāpare

Translation

Priyavrata, the sovereign king, took to wife the maiden, daughter of Kardama; from that same princess were born Kukṣi and likewise ten other sons.

Word by Word

• कर्दमस्य: of Kardama
• कर्दमस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्दम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of Kardama'

• आत्मजाम्: daughter
• आत्मजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'daughter' (as object)

• कन्याम्: maiden
• कन्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — apposition to आत्मजाम्

• उपयेमे: married
• उपयेमे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-इ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — 'he married/obtained'

• प्रियव्रतः: Priyavrata
• प्रियव्रतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — subject

• सम्राट्: emperor
• सम्राट्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्राज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — apposition/title

• कुक्षिः: Kukṣi (name)
• कुक्षिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — another subject (coordinated)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्: those
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन — demonstrative qualifying 'kanye'

• कन्ये: two daughters
• कन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन — 'two maidens/daughters'

• दशपुत्राः: ten sons
• दशपुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन — 'ten sons' (dvigu compound)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — 'thus/likewise'

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन — 'others' (as substantive adjective)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Priyavrata’s lineage and progeny (genealogy leading into Bhū-maṇḍala geography).

Teaching: Genealogical

Quality: authoritative

Dynasty & Genealogy

Key Kings: Priyavrata, Kardama, Kukṣi

Characters & Entities

• Kardama
• Priyavrata
• Kukṣi

FAQs

What is the significance of Priyavrata’s marriage in the Vishnu Purana?

It anchors a key royal lineage: by linking Priyavrata with Kardama’s daughter, the Purana situates political sovereignty within a sacred genealogical order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain dynasties in this section?

Parāśara narrates lineage step-by-step—marriage, progeny, and succession—so Maitreya can see how cosmic governance is reflected through lawful royal descent.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s genealogies function as a Vaishnava vision of providence—world-order and kingship unfold under the Supreme Reality who sustains dharma.