Shloka 9

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

Sūryavaṁśa Genealogy

Devanagari script

मरुत्तो ऽविक्षितस्यापि नरिष्यन्तस्ततः स्मृतः / नरिष्यन्तात्तमो जातस्ततोभूद्राजवर्धनः

Transliteration

marutto 'vikṣitasyāpi nariṣyantastataḥ smṛtaḥ / nariṣyantāttamo jātastatobhūdrājavardhanaḥ

Translation

Daripada Avikṣit, Marutta juga dikenang; daripadanya lahir Nariṣyanta. Daripada Nariṣyanta lahir Tama, dan sesudah itu muncullah Rājavardhana.

Word by Word

• मरुत्तः: Marutta
• मरुत्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अविक्षितस्य: of Avikṣita
• अविक्षितस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविक्षित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Modifier (Avyaya/अव्यय-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थे ‘also/even’

• नरिष्यन्तः: Nariṣyanta
• नरिष्यन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरिष्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ततः: from him/thereafter
• ततः: Source/Reference (Apadana-like/अपादानार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तस्मात्-अर्थे (ablatival adverb)

• स्मृतः: is said/remembered
• स्मृतः: Predicate (Kriya/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘is remembered/said’

• नरिष्यन्तात्: from Nariṣyanta
• नरिष्यन्तात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरिष्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• तमः: Tama
• तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जातः: was born
• जातः: Predicate (Kriya/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP used in active sense ‘born’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ततः: from him/then
• ततः: Source/Reference (Apadana-like/अपादानार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तस्मात्-अर्थे (from him/thereafter)

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

• राजवर्धनः: Rājavardhana
• राजवर्धनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज + वर्धन (प्रातिपदिक); वर्ध (धातु) → वर्धन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘राज्ञः वर्धनः’)

Speaker

Sūta / Purāṇic narrator (genealogical narration within Garuḍa Purāṇa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ancestral continuity (vaṁśa) as a carrier of social order and dharmic legitimacy.

Vedantic Theme: Impermanence of individuals amid continuity of nāma-rūpa; the thread of karma across generations.

Application: Honor lineage/teachers/forebears; keep family records and perform duties that sustain social continuity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.138 (surrounding vaṁśānucarita verses)

Characters & Entities

• Avikṣit
• Marutta
• Nariṣyanta
• Tama
• Rājavardhana

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse preserves a royal succession chain, supporting Purāṇic history (vaṃśānucarita) and illustrating continuity of dharma through righteous kings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the afterlife; it belongs to a genealogical section that records lineage and succession rather than preta/yama narratives.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference for studying Purāṇic lineages and for disciplined textual reading—tracking names carefully to understand broader narrative context.