Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

उरुक्षयात्त्रय्यारुणिर्व्यूहक्षत्राच्च मन्युजात् / सुहोत्रस्तस्य हस्ती च अजमीढद्विमीढकौ

Transliteration

urukṣayāttrayyāruṇirvyūhakṣatrācca manyujāt / suhotrastasya hastī ca ajamīḍhadvimīḍhakau

Translation

De Urukṣaya nasceu Trayyāruṇi; e de Vyūhakṣatra, Manyujāt. De Suhotra nasceram Hastī e também os dois—Ajamīḍha e Dvimīḍha.

Word by Word

• उरुक्षयात्: from Urukṣaya
• उरुक्षयात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरुक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• त्रय्यारुणिः: Tray(y)āruṇi (name)
• त्रय्यारुणिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रय्य् (प्रातिपदिक) + आरुणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य-विशेषण); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• व्यूहक्षत्रात्: from Vyūhakṣatra (name)
• व्यूहक्षत्रात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यूह (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

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

• मन्युजात्: from Manyujāt(a) (name)
• मन्युजात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्यु (प्रातिपदिक) + जात (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘born of Manyu’); पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• सुहोत्रः: Suhotra (name)
• सुहोत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• हस्ती: Hastī (name)
• हस्ती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• अजमीढः: Ajamīḍha (name)
• अजमीढः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजमीढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• द्विमीढकौ: Dvīmīḍhaka (two persons/dual form)
• द्विमीढकौ: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विमीढक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

Speaker

Sūta/Pauraṇika narrator (genealogical narration within the Purāṇic discourse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Multiplicity of progeny (śākhā-bheda) and the diversification of social/ritual lineages over time.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti’s proliferation of forms; the witness-consciousness remains one though names multiply.

Application: Recognize interconnectedness of communities and traditions; avoid sectarian pride by seeing shared roots.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.140.6-10 (continuation)

Characters & Entities

• Urukṣaya
• Trayyāruṇi
• Vyūhakṣatra
• Manyujāt
• Suhotra
• Hastī
• Ajamīḍha
• Dvimīḍha

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a lineage record, preserving dynastic succession and anchoring later narratives and dharma traditions in recognized ancestral lines.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; instead, it is a genealogical verse that situates historical-personal lineages within the Purāṇic framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages respect for ancestry and tradition—supporting practices like śrāddha and family dharma by remembering lineage and responsibility across generations.