Shloka 34

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

Sūryavaṁśa Genealogy

Devanagari script

सिन्दुद्वीपस्यायुतायुरृतुपर्णस्तदात्मजः / ऋतुषर्णात्सर्वकामः सुदासो ऽभूत्तदात्मजः

Transliteration

sindudvīpasyāyutāyurṛtuparṇastadātmajaḥ / ṛtuṣarṇātsarvakāmaḥ sudāso 'bhūttadātmajaḥ

Translation

സിന്ധുദ്വീപത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ആയുതായു ജനിച്ചു; അവന്റെ പുത്രൻ ഋതുപർണൻ. ഋതുഷർണനിൽ നിന്ന് സർവകാമൻ ജനിച്ചു; അവന്റെ പുത്രൻ സുദാസനായി.

Word by Word

• सिन्दुद्वीपस्य: of Sindudvīpa
• सिन्दुद्वीपस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्दुद्वीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—सिन्दु + द्वीप (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• आयुतायुः: Āyutāyu (one having very long life)
• आयुतायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुतायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—आयुत + आयुस् (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः; 'ten-thousand-lived')

• ऋतुपर्णः: Ṛtuparṇa
• ऋतुपर्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋतुपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—ऋतु + पर्ण (तत्पुरुषः/नामधेय)

• तदात्मजः: his son
• तदात्मजः: Apposition (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तद् + आत्मज (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'his son')

• ऋतुषर्णात्: from Ṛtuṣarṇa
• ऋतुषर्णात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋतुषर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—ऋतु + शर्ण (तत्पुरुषः/नामधेय)

• सर्वकामः: Sarvakāma
• सर्वकामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—सर्व + काम (कर्मधारयः: 'all-desire/one named Sarvakāma')

• सुदासः: Sudāsa
• सुदासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तदात्मजः: his son
• तदात्मजः: Apposition (Predicate nominative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तद् + आत्मज (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vaṁśa-smṛti (preservation of lineage) as a support for dharma and social memory.

Vedantic Theme: Kāla-pravāha (flow of time) and nāma-rūpa continuity; the Self remains untouched while names and bodies succeed.

Application: Maintain family records and honor forebears; use ancestry as motivation for ethical conduct rather than pride.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: dvīpa (island/region)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.138.35-38 (continuation of the same vaṁśa list)

Characters & Entities

• Sindudvīpa
• Āyutāyu
• Ṛtuparṇa
• Ṛtuṣarṇa
• Sarvakāma
• Sudāsa

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a lineage chain, a common Purāṇic method to connect sacred history, royal dynasties, and dharmic continuity across generations.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it focuses on earthly succession and ancestry, which frames dharma through inherited responsibility and reputation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat family lineage as a call to uphold dharma—maintain ethical conduct so one’s “line” is remembered for virtue rather than harm.