Shloka 141

Devanagari script

सिंहिका चाभवत् कन्या विप्रचित्तेः परिग्रहः

Transliteration

siṃhikā cābhavat kanyā vipracitteḥ parigrahaḥ

Translation

Y nació una doncella llamada Siṃhikā; ella llegó a ser la esposa legítima de Vipracitti.

Word by Word

• सिंहिका: Siṃhikā
• सिंहिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

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

• कन्या: a maiden/daughter
• कन्या: Karta (Predicate complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• विप्रचित्तेः: of Vipracitti
• विप्रचित्तेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रचित्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• परिग्रहः: consort/wife
• परिग्रहः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परि + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘spouse/consort’ अर्थे

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating genealogies) to Maitreya

Characters & Entities

• Siṃhikā
• Vipracitti
• Dānavas/Daityas (lineage context)

FAQs

What is the significance of genealogical verses like this in the Vishnu Purana?

They map how various cosmic races and powers are interconnected through descent and marriage, presenting history as an ordered unfolding under the larger sovereignty of Vishnu.

How does Sage Parāśara explain lineage and alliance-building in this section?

Through concise genealogical statements—naming individuals, their births, and marriages—Parāśara establishes the network of relationships that later explains conflicts, boons, and cosmic events.

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

Even when the verse is purely genealogical, the Purana’s framework treats all lineages and their destinies as operating within Vishnu’s overarching order (dharma and cosmic governance).