Shloka 44

Devanagari script

अग्निबाहुः शुचिः शुक्रो मागधो ऽग्नीध्र एव च युक्तस् तथा जितश् चान्यो मनुपुत्रान् अतः शृणु

Transliteration

agnibāhuḥ śuciḥ śukro māgadho 'gnīdhra eva ca yuktas tathā jitaś cānyo manuputrān ataḥ śṛṇu

Translation

Agnibāhu, Śuci, Śukra, Māgadha, and Agnīdhra; likewise Yukta and Jita, and others besides—now listen as I recount the sons of Manu.

Word by Word

• अग्निबाहुः: Agnibāhu (name)
• अग्निबाहुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः अग्नि + बाहु (अग्निरिव बाहुः/अग्निबाहुः नाम)

• शुचिः: Śuci (name)
• शुचिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शुक्रः: Śukra (name)
• शुक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मागधः: Māgadha (name)
• मागधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मागध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अग्नीध्रः: Agnīdhra (name)
• अग्नीध्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नीध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle: indeed/just)

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

• युक्तः: Yukta (name)
• युक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √युज्-क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• जितः: Jita (name)
• जितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जित (प्रातिपदिक; √जि-क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

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

• अन्यः: another (one)
• अन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग

• मनुपुत्रान्: sons of Manu
• मनुपुत्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः मनोः पुत्राः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• अतः: therefore; then
• अतः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: therefore/then)

• शृणु: hear; listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Manuputras of Bhautya Manu (names of the sons who propagate lineages)

Teaching: Genealogical

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Manvantara: Bhautya (14th)

Dynasty & Genealogy

Key Kings: Agnibāhu, Śuci, Śukra, Māgadha, Agnīdhra, Yukta, Jita

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Agnibāhu
• Śuci
• Śukra
• Māgadha
• Agnīdhra
• Yukta
• Jita

FAQs

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

This verse signals a structured transition into dynastic history: Manu’s progeny become the roots through which social order, kingship, and dharma unfold across the Manvantara under Vishnu’s overarching governance.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Manvantara narrative flow here?

Parāśara moves from cosmic/time-cycle framing to concrete human history by enumerating names—using genealogy as the bridge between universal order and earthly rule within a Manvantara.

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

Even when Vishnu is not explicitly named, the Purāṇa treats dynastic continuity and dharma as manifestations of Vishnu’s sustaining power—history and lineage are presented as part of the same cosmic sovereignty.