Shloka 21

Vamsha of Dhruva and Prithu; Daksha’s Progeny; Enumerations of Devas, Asuras, Nagas, and Birds

Devanagari script

षष्टिं कन्या रूपयुता द्वे चैवाङ्गिरसे ददौ / द्वे प्रादात्स कृशाश्वाय दश धर्ंमाय चाप्यथ

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭiṃ kanyā rūpayutā dve caivāṅgirase dadau / dve prādātsa kṛśāśvāya daśa dharṃmāya cāpyatha

Translation

అతడు రూపవతులైన అరవై కుమార్తెలను ఇచ్చాడు; వాటిలో ఇద్దరిని అంగిరసునికి ఇచ్చాడు. ఇద్దరిని కృశాశ్వునికి ఇచ్చాడు, ఇంకా పది మందిని ధర్మునికి ఇచ్చాడు.

Word by Word

• षष्टिम्: sixty
• षष्टिम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण

• कन्याः: daughters
• कन्याः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• रूपयुताः: endowed with beauty
• रूपयुताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √यु (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (रूपेण युताः = endowed with beauty)

• द्वे: two
• द्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, द्विवचन; संख्यावाचक

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थ (indeed/only)

• आङ्गिरसे: to Āṅgirasa
• आङ्गिरसे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आङ्गिरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्वे: two
• द्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, द्विवचन; संख्यावाचक

• प्रादात्: gave
• प्रादात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु) + प्र- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कृशाश्वाय: to Kṛśāśva
• कृशाश्वाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृशाश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (कृशः अश्वः यस्य/कृशाश्वः—नाम)

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन-विशेषण (दश कन्याः इत्यर्थे)

• धर्माय: to Dharma
• धर्माय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अतिशयार्थ (also)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमार्थ (then)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Householder alliances and progeny are part of cosmic order; giving in marriage (kanyā-dāna) supports social and ritual continuity.

Vedantic Theme: Loka-saṅgraha through gṛhastha-dharma; ordered relationships sustain the world-process.

Application: Honor responsibilities in family structures; treat marriage/partnership as a dharmic commitment with duties and care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.6.17-1.6.20 (Dakṣa narrative leading to daughters)

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgiras
• Kṛśāśva
• Dharma

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows how creation is structured through lineages—daughters given in marriage to key sages and personified principles like Dharma—mapping the origin of later beings and traditions.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by grounding dharma and cosmic order in primordial relationships, it frames why ethical order (Dharma) is central to later teachings on karma and post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Honor dharma as a foundational principle: ethical conduct and duty sustain social and spiritual order, just as Dharma is portrayed as a primary receiver in the cosmic arrangement.