Shloka 37

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

Sūryavaṁśa Genealogy

Devanagari script

तस्य विश्वसहः पुत्रः खट्वाङ्गश्च तदात्मजः / खट्वाङ्गद्दीर्घबाहुश्च दीर्घबाहोर्ह्यजः सुतः

Transliteration

tasya viśvasahaḥ putraḥ khaṭvāṅgaśca tadātmajaḥ / khaṭvāṅgaddīrghabāhuśca dīrghabāhorhyajaḥ sutaḥ

Translation

అతని కుమారుడు విశ్వసహుడు; అతని కుమారుడు ఖట్వాంగుడు. ఖట్వాంగుని నుండి దీర్ఘబాహుడు పుట్టెను; దీర్ఘబాహుని కుమారుడు అజుడు.

Word by Word

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

• विश्वसहः: Viśvasaha
• विश्वसहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वसह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—विश्व + सह (तत्पुरुषः/बहुव्रीहि-प्रायः; proper name)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Apposition (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• खट्वाङ्गः: Khaṭvāṅga
• खट्वाङ्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खट्वाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• तदात्मजः: his son
• तदात्मजः: Apposition (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तद् + आत्मज (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• खट्वाङ्गात्: from Khaṭvāṅga
• खट्वाङ्गात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खट्वाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• दीर्घबाहुः: Dīrghabāhu
• दीर्घबाहुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—दीर्घ + बाहु (कर्मधारयः: 'long-armed')

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• दीर्घबाहोः: of Dīrghabāhu
• दीर्घबाहोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासः—दीर्घ + बाहु (कर्मधारयः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• अजः: Aja
• अजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Apposition (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (narrating to Garuḍa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rāja-dharma continuity: the legitimacy of rule is framed through remembered succession and exemplary ancestors.

Vedantic Theme: Impermanence of individual embodiments contrasted with continuity of dharma as a principle across time.

Application: See leadership as stewardship inherited from predecessors; act so successors inherit a strengthened ethical order.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.138.38 (Aja → Daśaratha → Rama line culmination)

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Garuḍa
• Viśvasaha
• Khaṭvāṅga
• Dīrghabāhu
• Aja

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogy passages in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

They preserve the succession of dharmic rulers and situate later teachings within an authoritative historical-purāṇic framework.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This particular verse does not describe the afterlife; it records royal lineage, which functions as narrative context rather than a teaching on post-death journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder of continuity—honoring ancestors, preserving family records, and upholding dharma so one’s legacy benefits future generations.