Shloka 33

Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa-prasaṅgaḥ — Genealogy of the Ikṣvāku Line and Exempla of Royal Dharma

Devanagari script

ततोऽनलैरभिहतं दग्धं पुत्रशतं हि तत् । त्रय एवावशिष्टाश्च तेषु मध्ये मुनीश्वर

Transliteration

tato'nalairabhihataṃ dagdhaṃ putraśataṃ hi tat | traya evāvaśiṣṭāśca teṣu madhye munīśvara

Translation

その後、炎に打たれて、その百人の子らはことごとく焼き尽くされた。残ったのはただ三人のみであった、聖仙の主よ。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• analaiḥ: by fires
• analaiḥ: Karana (करण; agent/instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• abhihatam: struck/assailed
• abhihatam: Karma (कर्म; patient described)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√han (धातु)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with putraśatam

• dagdham: burnt
• dagdham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dah (धातु)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with putraśatam

• putra-śatam: a hundred sons
• putra-śatam: Karta (कर्ता; subject of implied 'was')
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); dvigu: śataṃ putrāṇām (द्विगु)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic/causal

• tat: that
• tat: Anuvāda (अनुवाद/recapitulative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun (सर्वनाम)

• trayaḥ: three
• trayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); numeral (संख्या)

• eva: only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), restrictive/emphatic

• avaśiṣṭāḥ: remained
• avaśiṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता; predicate adjective of trayaḥ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√śiṣ (धातु)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• teṣu: among them
• teṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); pronoun (सर्वनाम)

• madhye: in the middle
• madhye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) used adverbially, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• munīśvara: O lord of sages
• munīśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); compound: munīnām īśvaraḥ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It underscores impermanence and the overwhelming force of karma and divine ordinance: worldly lineage can be consumed in a moment, urging the seeker to rely on Pati (Shiva) rather than fragile worldly supports.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By showing the limits of worldly continuity, the narrative implicitly turns the mind toward Saguna Shiva as the compassionate refuge; Linga-worship centers the devotee in the enduring reality of Shiva beyond birth and death.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and inward contemplation on impermanence, cultivating vairagya and steadiness in Shiva-bhakti.