Shloka 46

Genealogy of the Ancestors (Pitṛs) and the Procedure of Śrāddha

Devanagari script

एतेषां मानसी कन्या यशोदा नाम विश्रुता । पत्नी यांशुमतः श्रेष्ठा स्नुषा पंचजनस्य च

Transliteration

eteṣāṃ mānasī kanyā yaśodā nāma viśrutā | patnī yāṃśumataḥ śreṣṭhā snuṣā paṃcajanasya ca

Translation

သူတို့အနက် စိတ်မှ မွေးဖွားသော သမီးတစ်ဦးရှိ၍ “ယရှောဒါ” ဟု ထင်ရှားကျော်ကြားသည်။ သူမသည် ယာံရှုမတ်၏ အထက်မြတ်သော ဇနီးဖြစ်ပြီး ပဉ္စဇန၏ ချွေးမလည်း ဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

• एतेषाम्: of these
• एतेषाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (genitive plural pronoun)

• मानसी: mind-born
• मानसी: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• कन्या: daughter/maiden
• कन्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• यशोदा: Yaśodā
• यशोदा: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशोदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (नाम)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः (‘by name’)

• विश्रुता: well-known
• विश्रुता: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; भूतकृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle)

• पत्नी: wife
• पत्नी: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• यांशुमतः: of Yāṃśumat
• यांशुमतः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यांशुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• श्रेष्ठा: excellent/best
• श्रेष्ठा: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• स्नुषा: daughter-in-law
• स्नुषा: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नुषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• पञ्चजनस्य: of Pañcajana
• पञ्चजनस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—पञ्चजन (पञ्च जनाः यस्य/पञ्चानां जनानां समूहः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

Speaker

Narratorial voice (Purāṇic narrator continuing a genealogical account; specific dialogue-pair not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: एतेषां = एतेषाम् (अनुस्वार-लिप्यन्तरभेदः); यांशुमतः = यांशुमतः (नाम-रूपम्; दीर्घानुस्वार-लिप्यन्तरभेदः)

Characters & Entities

• Yaśodā
• Yāṃśumat
• Pañcajana

FAQs

Who is Yaśodā in this verse of the Padma Purana?

This verse identifies Yaśodā as a renowned, mind-born (mānasī) daughter within a genealogical narration, and states her marital and family relations: she is the wife of Yāṃśumat and the daughter-in-law of Pañcajana.

What does the term mānasī kanyā imply here?

Mānasī kanyā means a “mind-born daughter,” i.e., one said to be produced mentally rather than through physical birth—common Purāṇic language for extraordinary origins in early creation-era genealogies.

What is the main ethical or thematic point of the verse?

The verse primarily serves a genealogical function—preserving lineage memory and social relations (wife/daughter-in-law). Its broader theme is the Purāṇic emphasis on continuity of dharmic family lines within creation narratives.