Shloka 55

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

Sūryavaṁśa Genealogy

Devanagari script

सुपार्श्वात्सृंजयो जातः क्षेमारिः सृजयात्समृतः / क्षेमारि तस्त्वनेनाश्च तस्य रामरथः स्मृतः

Transliteration

supārśvātsṛṃjayo jātaḥ kṣemāriḥ sṛjayātsamṛtaḥ / kṣemāri tastvanenāśca tasya rāmarathaḥ smṛtaḥ

Translation

De Supārśva nasceu Sṛñjaya; de Sṛñjaya é lembrado Kṣemāri. De Kṣemāri veio Anenā; e seu filho é conhecido como Rāmaratha.

Word by Word

• सुपार्श्वात्: from Supārśva
• सुपार्श्वात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• सृंजयः: Sṛṃjaya
• सृंजयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृंजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• जातः: was born
• जातः: Kriya (Result state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• क्षेमारिः: Kṣemāri
• क्षेमारिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेमारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सृजयात्: from Sṛṃjaya
• सृजयात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृंजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Ablative)

• समृतः: is remembered (as)
• समृतः: Kriya (Naming/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थे ‘स्मृतः’ = ‘is remembered/called’

• क्षेमारितः: from Kṣemāri
• क्षेमारितः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेमारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• अनेनाः: these (persons)
• अनेनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनेन (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘अनेन’ सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकस्य बहुवचन-प्रथमा (these)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रामरथः: Rāmaratha
• रामरथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रामस्य रथः / ‘Rāmaratha’ नाम)

• स्मृतः: is remembered/called
• स्मृतः: Kriya (Naming/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘is called/remembered’

Speaker

Sūta/Narrator (Purāṇic narration; not a ritual-dialogue verse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kula-paramparā as social dharma; names preserve collective identity.

Vedantic Theme: Worldly continuity (saṃsāra) seen as orderly nāma-rūpa flow; remembrance disciplines the mind.

Application: Maintain family histories responsibly; use ancestry as impetus for ethical conduct rather than pride.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.138 (same vaṃśa chain)

Characters & Entities

• Supārśva
• Sṛñjaya
• Kṣemāri
• Anenā
• Rāmaratha

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves dynastic succession—recording who was born from whom—supporting Purāṇic history, lineage memory, and dharma-based kingship tradition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s post-death journey here; it functions as a lineage record within the narrative flow of royal genealogies.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a model for preserving family history with accuracy and respect for ancestry, reinforcing continuity, responsibility, and dharma across generations.