Shloka 53

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

Sūryavaṁśa Genealogy

Devanagari script

ऊर्जनामा शुचेः पुत्रः सनद्वाजस्तदात्मजः / सनद्वाजात्कुलिर्जातो ऽनञ्जनस्तु कुलेः सुतः

Transliteration

ūrjanāmā śuceḥ putraḥ sanadvājastadātmajaḥ / sanadvājātkulirjāto 'nañjanastu kuleḥ sutaḥ

Translation

ശുചിയുടെ പുത്രൻ ഊർജനാമാ; അവന്റെ പുത്രൻ സനദ്വാജൻ. സനദ്വാജനിൽ നിന്ന് കുലീർ ജനിച്ചു; കുലീറിന്റെ പുത്രൻ അനഞ്ജനൻ.

Word by Word

• ऊर्जनामा: Ūrjanāmā (one named Ūrja)
• ऊर्जनामा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्ज (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (ऊर्ज नाम यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• शुचेः: of Śuci
• शुचेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपद/अप्पोजिशन

• सनद्वाजः: Sanadvāja
• सनद्वाजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत् (प्रातिपदिक) + वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सनद्-वाज), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• तदात्मजः: his son
• तदात्मजः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्य आत्मजः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सनद्वाजात्: from Sanadvāja
• सनद्वाजात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अपादान

• कुलिः: Kuli
• कुलिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• जातः: was born
• जातः: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘जन्’

• अनञ्जनः: Anañjana
• अनञ्जनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• कुलेः: of Kuli
• कुलेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपद/अप्पोजिशन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating genealogy to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Karma-driven continuity: births arise in patterned succession; names mark the flow of embodied existence.

Vedantic Theme: Saṁsāra as a stream of births; the need for viveka to seek what is unborn (aja).

Application: Reflect on impermanence and use family continuity as motivation for ethical action and spiritual inquiry.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: kingdom/region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.138.53 (continuation of Videha genealogy)

Characters & Entities

• Śuci
• Ūrjanāmā
• Sanadvāja
• Kulīr
• Anañjana

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a precise ancestral succession, which the Purana uses to situate later teachings and events within an authoritative dharmic lineage.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it establishes lineage (paramparā), a common Purāṇic method for anchoring religious history and dharma transmission.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights respect for ancestry and careful preservation of family and spiritual lineages—useful for maintaining records, honoring forebears, and grounding ritual traditions.