Shloka 3

Devanagari script

नरिष्यन्तश्च नाभागो दिष्टः शशक एव च / मनोरासीदिला कन्या सुद्युम्नो ऽस्य सुतो ऽभवत्

Transliteration

nariṣyantaśca nābhāgo diṣṭaḥ śaśaka eva ca / manorāsīdilā kanyā sudyumno 'sya suto 'bhavat

Translation

నరిష్యంతుడు, నాభాగుడు, దిష్టుడు, శశకుడును కూడా ఉన్నారు. మనువుకు ఇల అనే కుమార్తె ఉండెను; అతని కుమారుడు సుద్యుమ్నుడు అయ్యెను।

Word by Word

• नरिष्यन्तः: Nariṣyanta
• नरिष्यन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरिष्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नामरूपम्; -अन्त-प्रातिपदिकस्य प्रथमा एकवचनः)

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

• नाभागः: Nābhāga
• नाभागः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दिष्टः: Diṣṭa
• दिष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शशकः: Śaśaka
• शशकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic/only)

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

• मनॊः: of Manu
• मनॊः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• इला: Ilā
• इला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कन्या: a maiden/daughter
• कन्या: Visheshana (Apposition/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इला-शब्दस्य विशेषणम्/अप्पोजिशन्

• सुद्युम्नः: Sudyumna
• सुद्युम्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभवत्: became/was born
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः अभि-

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Identity and worldly status are mutable under karma and divine ordinance; lineage continues through complex, dharma-governed transformations.

Vedantic Theme: Anityatā of embodied conditions; the Self is distinct from changing attributes (gender, role), while dharma guides conduct amid change.

Application: Hold roles lightly; respond to life changes with steadiness and ethical clarity; avoid pride in fixed identity markers.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.138.2 (preceding list of Manu’s progeny)

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Ila
• Sudyumna
• Nariṣyanta
• Nābhāga
• Diṣṭa
• Śaśaka

FAQs

What is the importance of Manu’s lineage in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves ancestral genealogy—used in Purāṇic tradition to situate dharma, kingship lineages, and remembrance of forebears that underlies practices like śrāddha and ancestral offerings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by listing descendants of Manu, it emphasizes continuity of lineage and ancestral memory, which the Garuda Purana later connects with duties toward ancestors (pitṛ-kārya) and rites supporting the departed.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain accurate family/ancestral remembrance and perform duties for elders and ancestors (respect, charity, śrāddha where applicable), aligning personal life with dharma and gratitude to one’s lineage.