Shloka 39

प्रियव्रतवंशवर्णनम् — सप्तद्वीपविभागः, जम्बूद्वीप-वर्षविभागः, भरत-नामकरणम्

Devanagari script

त्वष्टा त्वष्टुश् च विरजो रजस् तस्याप्य् अभूत् सुतः शतजिद् रजसस् तस्य जज्ञे पुत्रशतं मुने

Transliteration

tvaṣṭā tvaṣṭuś ca virajo rajas tasyāpy abhūt sutaḥ śatajid rajasas tasya jajñe putraśataṃ mune

Translation

Daripada Tvaṣṭā lahir Tvaṣṭu; dan daripada Tvaṣṭu lahir Viraja. Daripada Viraja lahir Rajas; putera Rajas ialah Śatajīt. Wahai resi, daripada Rajas itu juga lahir seratus orang putera.

Word by Word

• त्वष्टा: Tvaṣṭā
• त्वष्टा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• त्वष्टुः: of Tvaṣṭā
• त्वष्टुः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• विरजः: Viraja
• विरजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• रजः: Rajas
• रजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (also/even)

• अभूत्: was/became
• अभूत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शतजित्: Śatajit
• शतजित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + जित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (śata-jit = 'conqueror of a hundred')

• रजसः: of Rajas
• रजसः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पुत्रशतम्: a hundred sons
• पुत्रशतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (putra-śata = 'a hundred sons')

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Genealogical continuation; address to the disciple as ‘muni’ underscores instructional frame.

Teaching: Genealogical

Quality: authoritative, brisk

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Proliferation/lineal fecundity as a sign of royal/householder prosperity (śata-putratā)

Key Kings: Tvaṣṭā, Tvaṣṭu, Viraja, Rajas, Śatajīt

Characters & Entities

• Tvaṣṭā
• Tvaṣṭu
• Viraja
• Śatajīt

FAQs

What is the significance of listing lineages like Tvaṣṭā → Tvaṣṭu → Viraja → Rajas in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse exemplifies how creation is narrated through orderly genealogical descent, portraying cosmic expansion as structured propagation rather than randomness.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the growth of beings in early creation?

By presenting successive progenitors and noting prolific offspring (here, 'a hundred sons'), Parāśara frames creation as a progressive unfolding of generations within a divinely governed order.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Vishnu Purana’s Sarga narrative treats such lineages as operating within Vishnu’s supreme governance, where cosmic order and emergence proceed under the Highest Reality.