Shloka 16

Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa (Genealogy) culminating in Rāma; Setu-liṅga Māhātmya; Continuation through Kuśa and Lava

Devanagari script

तस्माद् विश्वसहस्तस्मात् खट्वाङ्ग इति विश्रुतः / दीर्घबाहुः सुतस्तस्य रघुस्तस्मादजायत

Transliteration

tasmād viśvasahastasmāt khaṭvāṅga iti viśrutaḥ / dīrghabāhuḥ sutastasya raghustasmādajāyata

Translation

ఆ విశ్వసహుని నుండి ఖట్వాంగుడు అని ప్రసిద్ధుడైన కుమారుడు జన్మించెను. అతని కుమారుడు దీర్ఘబాహువు; అతనివలన రఘువు పుట్టెను.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: from him/therefrom
• tasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• viśvasahaḥ: Viśvasaha
• viśvasahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvasaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• tasmāt: from him/therefrom
• tasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• khaṭvāṅgaḥ: Khaṭvāṅga
• khaṭvāṅgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaṭvāṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• iti: thus/so called
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• viśrutaḥ: renowned
• viśrutaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + √śru (धातु) → viśruta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• dīrghabāhuḥ: Dīrghabāhu (long-armed)
• dīrghabāhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक) + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (‘long-armed’ as a name/epithet); प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• sutaḥ: son
• sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• raghuḥ: Raghu
• raghuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raghu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• tasmāt: from him/therefrom
• tasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ajāyata: was born
• ajāyata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + √jan (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the royal genealogy to the sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Viśvasaha
• Khaṭvāṅga
• Dīrghabāhu
• Raghu

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

This verse is genealogical rather than directly metaphysical; it supports the Purāṇic view that dharmic order in the world is maintained through divinely sanctioned lineages, within which later teachings on Ātman and Īśvara are situated.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga practice is taught in this line; however, the Kurma Purana commonly frames spiritual disciplines (including Pāśupata-oriented devotion and yogic restraint) as flourishing under righteous rulers of such celebrated dynasties.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

The verse itself does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; in the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, dynastic history functions as a narrative ground where both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva teachings are presented as mutually supportive within dharma.