Shloka 33

मन्वन्तर-क्रमः (अतीत-सप्तमन्वन्तराः) तथा मन्वन्तरावताराः

Devanagari script

इक्ष्वाकुश् च नृगश् चैव धृष्टः शर्यातिर् एव च नरिष्यन्तश् च विख्यातो नाभागो दिष्ट एव च

Transliteration

ikṣvākuś ca nṛgaś caiva dhṛṣṭaḥ śaryātir eva ca nariṣyantaś ca vikhyāto nābhāgo diṣṭa eva ca

Translation

And from that royal stock were born Ikṣvāku and Nṛga; likewise Dhṛṣṭa and Śaryāti; the celebrated Nariṣyanta; as well as Nābhāga and Diṣṭa—names renowned in the royal order.

Word by Word

• इक्ष्वाकुः: Ikṣvāku
• इक्ष्वाकुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्ष्वाकु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• नृगः: Nṛga
• नृगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis)

• धृष्टः: Dhṛṣṭa
• धृष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शर्यातिः: Śaryāti
• शर्यातिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• नरिष्यन्तः: Nariṣyanta
• नरिष्यन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरिष्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (नामविशेषः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• विख्यातः: renowned
• विख्यातः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ख्या (धातु) → विख्यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (नरिष्यन्तस्य)

• नाभागः: Nābhāga
• नाभागः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दिष्टः: Diṣṭa
• दिष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Royal progeny of Vaivasvata Manu and the branching of kṣatriya lineages

Teaching: Genealogical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kṣatriya lineages are presented as vehicles for dharma’s public maintenance through righteous rule and succession.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Treat leadership and inheritance—family, institutional, or civic—as stewardship accountable to dharma rather than private gain.

Vishishtadvaita: Worldly governance and social order are meaningful modes of service within the Lord’s real cosmos (śarīra-śarīrī-bhāva).

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Surya

Key Kings: Ikṣvāku, Nṛga, Dhṛṣṭa, Śaryāti, Nariṣyanta, Nābhāga, Diṣṭa

Characters & Entities

• Ikshvaku
• Nriga
• Dhrishta
• Sharyati
• Narishyanta
• Nabhaga
• Dishta
• Kings

FAQs

What is the significance of listing kings like Ikṣvāku in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse anchors sacred history through genealogy, presenting kingship as a dharmic institution unfolding within Viṣṇu’s overarching order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain dynastic history to Maitreya here?

Parāśara proceeds by enumerating descendants in sequence, using concise name-lists to map the transmission of rule and dharma across generations.

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

Even when Viṣṇu is not named in the verse, the Purāṇic premise is that legitimate lineage and righteous sovereignty operate within Viṣṇu’s sustaining power as Supreme Reality.