Shloka 32

Dynasties of Kings: From Manu to Ikṣvāku, Śrī Rāma, and Janaka

Sūryavaṁśa Genealogy

Devanagari script

तस्यांशुमान्सुतो विद्वान्दिलीपस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत् / भगीरथो दिलीपाच्च यो गङ्गामानयद्भुवम्

Transliteration

tasyāṃśumānsuto vidvāndilīpastatsuto 'bhavat / bhagīratho dilīpācca yo gaṅgāmānayadbhuvam

Translation

その賢き子はアṃシュマーン（Aṁśumān）、アṃシュマーンの子はディリーパ（Dilīpa）。そしてディリーパよりバギーラタ（Bhagīratha）が生まれ、彼はガンガー（Gaṅgā）の聖流を地上へと招来した。

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/of that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अंशुमान्: Aṃśumān (proper name)
• अंशुमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंशुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• विद्वान्: learned/wise
• विद्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• दिलीपः: Dilīpa (proper name)
• दिलीपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिलीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्: his/that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सुतः इत्यस्य विशेषण

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

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

• भगीरथः: Bhagīratha (proper name)
• भगीरथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगीरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दिलीपात्: from Dilīpa
• दिलीपात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिलीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (relative pronoun)

• गङ्गाम्: the Ganges
• गङ्गाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आनयत्: brought
• आनयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु) + आ-उपसर्ग
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भुवम्: to the earth
• भुवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुव्/भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Tapas and devotion can transform collective karma; sacred waters symbolize grace meeting effort.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha (divine grace) responding to niṣkāma effort; purification and uplift of lineage.

Application: Undertake disciplined practice for the welfare of others; engage with sacred ecology (protect rivers) as dharma.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: river/tirtha

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.138.30 (Sagara’s sons—context for why Gaṅgā is brought); Garuda Purana 1.138.33 (continuation of lineage)

Characters & Entities

• Aṁśumān
• Dilīpa
• Bhagīratha
• Gaṅgā

FAQs

What is the importance of Bhagīratha bringing Gaṅgā to earth in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights Bhagīratha as the pivotal king whose tapas and effort caused Gaṅgā to descend to earth, a foundational dharmic event closely associated with purification and ancestral welfare in later tradition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

Indirectly, it supports the Purana’s broader emphasis on purification and merit: sacred waters like Gaṅgā become instruments of spiritual cleansing that are often connected with rites for the departed and the accumulation of punya.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Remembering exemplars like Bhagīratha encourages perseverance in dharma and supports the traditional value placed on purity, pilgrimage, and sincere religious effort for the well-being of family and ancestors.