Shloka 135
Origin of the Lunar Dynasty: Soma’s Rise, the Tārā Abduction War, Budha–Purūravas Genealogy, and Kārtavīrya Arjuna
तस्य पुत्राश्शतान्येव तालजंघा इति स्मृताः । तेषां पंचकुलान्यासन्हैहयानां महात्मनाम्
tasya putrāśśatānyeva tālajaṃghā iti smṛtāḥ | teṣāṃ paṃcakulānyāsanhaihayānāṃ mahātmanām
అతనికి వందల మంది కుమారులు ఉండి, వారు ‘తాలజంఘులు’ అని ప్రసిద్ధి చెందారు. ఆ మహాత్మ హైహయులలో ఐదు కులాలు ఉండేవి.
Narrator (contextual purāṇic narration; specific dialogue speaker not explicit in the given verse)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: region
Sandhi Resolution Notes: putrāḥ + śatāni = putrāśśatāni (Visarga to ś); śatāni + eva = śatānyeva (Yan); kulāni + āsan = kulānyāsan (Yan); āsan + haihayānām = āsanhaihayānām (no change)
FAQs
They are described as the numerous sons of a particular progenitor, collectively remembered by the lineage-name “Tālajaṅgha,” and connected with the Haihaya line.
It states that among the great-souled Haihayas there were five distinct clans (pañca-kula), indicating internal subdivision within the dynasty.
It functions as a genealogical marker—recording descendants and their clan divisions—typical of creation-era histories where dynasties and their branches are cataloged.