Shloka 7

Devanagari script

आग्नीध्रश् चाग्निबाहुश् च वपुष्मान् द्युतिमांस् तथा मेधा मेधातिथिर् भव्यः सवनः पुत्र एव च

Transliteration

āgnīdhraś cāgnibāhuś ca vapuṣmān dyutimāṃs tathā medhā medhātithir bhavyaḥ savanaḥ putra eva ca

Translation

And there were sons named Āgnīdhra and Agnibāhu; also Vapuṣmān and Dyutimān; Medhā, Medhātithi, Bhavya, and Savana—each indeed a son.

Word by Word

• आग्नीध्रः: Āgnīdhra
• आग्नीध्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आग्नीध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — proper name

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

• अग्निबाहुः: Agnibāhu
• अग्निबाहुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास: 'one whose arm is (like) fire' (name)

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

• वपुष्मान्: Vapuṣmān
• वपुष्मान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त: 'possessing beauty/body' (name)

• द्युतिमान्: Dyutimān
• द्युतिमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्युति (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त: 'possessing splendor' (name)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — 'also/likewise'

• मेधा: Medhā
• मेधा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — proper name

• मेधातिथिः: Medhātithi
• मेधातिथिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधा + अतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — तत्पुरुष: 'guest of Medhā / one whose guest is wisdom' (name)

• भव्यः: Bhavya
• भव्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — proper name/also adjective 'auspicious'

• सवनः: Savana
• सवनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — proper name

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — appositional 'son'

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

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

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Listing of Priyavrata’s sons.

Teaching: Genealogical

Quality: authoritative

Dynasty & Genealogy

Key Kings: Āgnīdhra, Agnibāhu, Vapuṣmān, Dyutimān, Medhā, Medhātithi, Bhavya, Savana

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Maitreya
• Āgnīdhra
• Agnibāhu
• Vapuṣmān
• Dyutimān
• Medhā
• Medhātithi
• Bhavya
• Savana

FAQs

What is the significance of genealogy lists in the Vishnu Purana?

They preserve vaṃśānucarita (dynastic memory), showing how dharma and kingship continue through named descendants within an ordered cosmic history.

How does Sage Parāśara explain lineage in this chapter’s flow?

He narrates to Maitreya in a sequential, name-by-name manner, establishing progeny as the backbone of historical and moral continuity in the Purāṇic world.

What is Lord Vishnu’s theological importance in a verse that only lists names?

Even terse genealogical verses imply that worldly succession and stability operate under a higher sovereignty—Vishnu as the sustaining principle who upholds order across generations.