Shloka 22

Devanagari script

वालिर्नामा वानरस्तु पुरन्दर इति स्मृतः / चन्द्रवंशे समुत्पन्नो गाधिराजो विचक्षणः

Transliteration

vālirnāmā vānarastu purandara iti smṛtaḥ / candravaṃśe samutpanno gādhirājo vicakṣaṇaḥ

Translation

वालिर्नाम वानरः पुरन्दर इति स्मृतः। चन्द्रवंशे समुत्पन्नो गाधिराजो विचक्षणः॥

Word by Word

• वालिः: Vali
• वालिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Namakarana (नामकरण/Name-marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable marker ‘by name’)

• वानरः: a monkey
• वानरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• पुरन्दरः: Purandara (Indra)
• पुरन्दरः: Pratipadya (प्रातिपद्य/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इन्द्रस्य नाम

• इति: thus/as
• इति: Quotation-marker (इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/निगमन-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• स्मृतः: is known/remembered
• स्मृतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः ‘is remembered/called’

• चन्द्रवंशे: in the lunar dynasty
• चन्द्रवंशे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चन्द्रस्य वंशः)

• समुत्पन्नः: born/arisen
• समुत्पन्नः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उत् + पद् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गाधिराजः: King Gadhi
• गाधिराजः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाधि + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गाधेः राजा)

• विचक्षणः: wise/discerning
• विचक्षणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Names and identities across forms (vānara/king) can signify divine offices (Purandara/Indra) and karmic roles within lineage.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa as functional designations; the same ‘office’ (Indra/Purandara) can be mirrored through empowered beings (aṃśa/śakti).

Application: Read purāṇic genealogies as moral-psychological maps: cultivate discernment (viveka) like Gādhi; avoid pride and rivalry exemplified by Vāli’s contested kingship (itihāsa lesson).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: kingdom/lineage-territory

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: avatāra/empowered-incarnation listings (theme-level); Garuda Purana: kings and lineages used to teach dharma (theme-level)

Characters & Entities

• Vāli
• Purandara
• Candravaṃśa (Lunar dynasty)
• King Gādhi

FAQs

What is the importance of dynasty (vaṃśa) references in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows the Purana’s use of vaṃśa (lineage) to authenticate narratives and connect moral exemplars and well-known figures across traditions.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it provides genealogical and character identification, likely setting context for later ethical or doctrinal teaching.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat lineage and reputation as responsibilities: cultivate vicakṣaṇatā (discernment) like Gādhi and uphold conduct worthy of being “remembered” (smṛtaḥ).