Shloka 17

Vaṁśānukīrtana: From Janamejaya’s Line to Bharata–Kuru–Pāṇḍava Descendants

Devanagari script

अजमीढान्नलिन्याञ्च नीलो नाम नृपो ऽभवत् / नीलाच्छान्तिरभूत्पुत्रः सुशान्तिस्तस्य चात्मजः

Transliteration

ajamīḍhānnalinyāñca nīlo nāma nṛpo 'bhavat / nīlācchāntirabhūtputraḥ suśāntistasya cātmajaḥ

Translation

De Ajamīḍha e Nalinyā nasceu um rei chamado Nīla. De Nīla nasceu um filho chamado Śānti; e seu filho foi Suśānti.

Word by Word

• अजमीढात्: from Ajamīḍha
• अजमीढात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजमीढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• नलिन्याम्: in/through Nalinyā
• नलिन्याम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नलिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; (मातृ-निर्देशे ‘in/through Nalinyā’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• नीलः: Nīla
• नीलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (नाम)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Appositive marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-निर्देशक (particle: by name)

• नृपः: king
• नृपः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभवत्: was/became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नीलात्: from Nīla
• नीलात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• शान्तिः: Śānti
• शान्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (नाम)

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

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

• सुशान्तिः: Suśānti
• सुशान्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुशान्ति (प्रातिपदिक; सु + शान्ति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु-शान्तिः)

• तस्य: his
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• आत्मजः: son
• आत्मजः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक; आत्मन् + ज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (आत्मनः जातः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating genealogical lineage to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Household lineage (through Ajamīḍha and Nalinyā) as a vehicle for social order and kingship.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti’s generative flow (janma-paramparā) within saṃsāra; names and roles arise and pass.

Application: Honor both paternal and maternal lines; cultivate peace (Śānti/Suśānti) as a royal virtue in governance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.140 (continuation of the same vaṃśa list)

Characters & Entities

• Ajamīḍha
• Nalinyā
• Nīla
• Śānti
• Suśānti

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a dharmic lineage of rulers, showing how Purāṇas transmit historical–religious memory and ideals of righteous kingship through named successions.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

It does not directly address afterlife doctrine; instead, it functions as a lineage record, which in Purāṇic context supports dharma by linking later teachings to recognized ancestral lines.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat family history and inherited responsibilities as a call to live ethically—maintaining good conduct so one’s ‘lineage’ is honored through character rather than merely by name.