Shloka 26

Vaṁśānukīrtana: From Janamejaya’s Line to Bharata–Kuru–Pāṇḍava Descendants

Devanagari script

सुधनुषः सुहोत्रो ऽभूच्च्यवनो ऽभूत्सुहोत्रतः / च्यवनात्कृतको जज्ञे तथोपरिचरो वसुः

Transliteration

sudhanuṣaḥ suhotro 'bhūccyavano 'bhūtsuhotrataḥ / cyavanātkṛtako jajñe tathoparicaro vasuḥ

Translation

സുധനുവിൽ നിന്ന് സുഹോത്രൻ ജനിച്ചു; സുഹോത്രനിൽ നിന്ന് ച്യവനൻ പിറന്നു. ച്യവനനിൽ നിന്ന് കൃതകൻ ജനിച്ചു; അതുപോലെ ഉപരിചര വസുവും ഉണ്ടായി.

Word by Word

• सुधनुषः: of Sudhanus
• सुधनुषः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः—सु (उपसर्ग/अव्ययार्थ) + धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक) = सुधनुस्

• सुहोत्रः: Suhotra
• सुहोत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—सु + होत्र (होतृ/होत्र-सम्बद्ध)

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

• च्यवनः: Cyavana
• च्यवनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• सुहोत्रतः: from Suhotra
• सुहोत्रतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी-अपादान), एकवचन; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival)

• च्यवनात्: from Cyavana
• च्यवनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• कृतकः: Kṛtaka
• कृतकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Avyaya (Modifier/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• उपरिचरः: Uparicara
• उपरिचरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपरिचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—उपरि (अव्यय) + चर (प्रातिपदिक)

• वसुः: Vasu
• वसुः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating genealogical succession to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vaṃśa-smṛti (remembrance of lineage) as a support for dharma and social order.

Vedantic Theme: Anityatā of individual lives contrasted with continuity of saṃskāra and dharma-stream.

Application: Use lineage/ancestral remembrance to cultivate humility, responsibility, and fidelity to one’s duties.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.140 (surrounding vaṃśānucarita verses)

Characters & Entities

• Sudhanu
• Suhotra
• Cyavana
• Kṛtaka
• Uparicara Vasu

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves lineage-memory (vaṃśa) by listing successive births, a Purāṇic method for connecting dharma, rulership, and sacred history across generations.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the after-death journey; instead, it situates the teaching within Purāṇic history by tracing human succession through named ancestors.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain truthful family and cultural records, honor ancestors responsibly, and view one’s actions as shaping the moral legacy passed to future generations.