Shloka 8

प्रियव्रतवंशवर्णनम् — सप्तद्वीपविभागः, जम्बूद्वीप-वर्षविभागः, भरत-नामकरणम्

Devanagari script

ज्योतिष्मान् दशमस् तेषां सत्यनामा सुतो ऽभवत् प्रियव्रतस्य पुत्राणां प्रख्याता बलवीर्यतः

Transliteration

jyotiṣmān daśamas teṣāṃ satyanāmā suto 'bhavat priyavratasya putrāṇāṃ prakhyātā balavīryataḥ

Translation

Among them, the tenth was Jyotiṣmān; and Satyanāmā was born as his son. In Priyavrata’s line, these sons became renowned for strength and heroic vigor.

Word by Word

• ज्योतिष्मान्: Jyotiṣmān
• ज्योतिष्मान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (name)

• दशमः: tenth
• दशमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ordinal 'tenth' qualifying Jyotiṣmān

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन — 'of them'

• सत्यनामा: named Satyanāmā
• सत्यनामा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — 'having true name' / 'truth-named'

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

• अभवत्: was/became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 'was/became'

• प्रियव्रतस्य: of Priyavrata
• प्रियव्रतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — 'of Priyavrata'

• पुत्राणाम्: of the sons
• पुत्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन — 'of (the) sons'

• प्रख्याताः: well-known
• प्रख्याताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — 'well-known' (referring to sons)

• बलवीर्यतः: by strength and valor
• बलवीर्यतः: Hetu/Aspect (Reason/Respect)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बल + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) — 'in respect of strength and valor'

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating) to Maitreya

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Completion of the sons list and a note on their renown and succession.

Teaching: Genealogical

Quality: authoritative

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Vīrya (heroic vigor)

Key Kings: Jyotiṣmān, Satyanāmā, Priyavrata

Characters & Entities

• Priyavrata
• Jyotiṣmān
• Satyanāmā

FAQs

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

This verse continues the structured royal genealogy, presenting Priyavrata’s descendants as exemplars of ordered sovereignty—an important Purāṇic way of mapping dharma through dynastic succession.

How does Sage Parāśara explain genealogies to Maitreya in this section?

Parāśara lists names in sequence (father–son), highlighting fame and virtues such as strength and valor, thereby turning genealogy into a narrative of legitimacy and righteous rule.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Even when Vishnu is not named in a given verse, the Purāṇa’s dynastic order is framed as part of Vishnu’s cosmic governance—kingship and lineage function within the divinely sustained structure of the world.