Shloka 26

Devanagari script

अंशुमानिति पुत्रोऽभूदसमञ्जस्य वीर्यवान्।दिलीपोंशुमतः पुत्रो दिलीपस्य भगीरथः।।।।

Transliteration

aṁśumān iti putro ’bhūd asamañjasya vīryavān |

dilīpo ’ṁśumataḥ putro dilīpasya bhagīrathaḥ ||

Translation

അസമഞ്ജന്റെ പുത്രനായി വീര്യവാനായ അംശുമാൻ ജനിച്ചു. അംശുമാന്റെ പുത്രൻ ദിലീപൻ; ദിലീപന്റെ പുത്രൻ ഭഗീരഥൻ.

Word by Word

• अंशुमान्: Aṃśumān
• अंशुमान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंशुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• इति: thus/by name
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-निपात

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभूत्: was/became
• अभूत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• असमञ्जस्य: of Asamanja
• असमञ्जस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असमञ्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• वीर्यवान्: valiant/powerful
• वीर्यवान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) of अंशुमान्

• दिलीपः: Dilīpa
• दिलीपः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिलीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• अंशुमतः: of Aṃśumān
• अंशुमतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंशुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दिलीपस्य: of Dilīpa
• दिलीपस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिलीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• भगीरथः: Bhagīratha
• भगीरथः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; implied 'was (son)')
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगीरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

Context

Valiant Anshuman was the son of Asamanja and the father of Dilipa. Dilipa's son was Bhagiratha.

Characters & Entities

• Asamañja
• Aṁśumān
• Dilīpa
• Bhagīratha

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Continuity of righteous lineage: the epic preserves genealogies to anchor moral exemplars in history, presenting dharma as transmitted through memory, education, and royal responsibility.

What is the narrative situation?

A succession list is given from Asamañja to Aṁśumān to Dilīpa to Bhagīratha as part of the broader dynastic narration.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vīrya (valour/strength) is explicitly attributed to Aṁśumān, implying the ideal of capable protectors within the dynasty.