Shloka 11

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

Sūryavaṁśa Genealogy

Devanagari script

धुन्धुमतो वेगवांश्च बुधो वेगवतः सुतः / तृणबिन्दुर्बुधाज्जातः कान्या चैलविला तथा

Transliteration

dhundhumato vegavāṃśca budho vegavataḥ sutaḥ / tṛṇabindurbudhājjātaḥ kānyā cailavilā tathā

Translation

จากธุนธุมตะกำเนิดเวคะวาน; เวคะวัตมีบุตรชื่อพุธะ จากพุธะกำเนิดตฤณบินทุ และยังมีธิดานามไจลวิลาเช่นกัน

Word by Word

• धुन्धुमतः: of Dhundhumān
• धुन्धुमतः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धुन्धुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• वेगवान्: Vegavān
• वेगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त

• च: and
• च: Connector (Avyaya/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• बुधः: Budha
• बुधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वेगवतः: of Vegavān
• वेगवतः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

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

• तृणबिन्दुः: Tṛṇabindu
• तृणबिन्दुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृणबिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (तृणम् इव बिन्दुः/तृण-बिन्दु-नाम)

• बुधात्: from Budha
• बुधात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• जातः: was born
• जातः: Predicate (Kriya/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कान्या: Kānyā
• कान्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (व्यक्तिनाम)

• चैलविला: Cailavilā
• चैलविला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैलविला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (व्यक्तिनाम)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Connector/Modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थे (adverb/conjunctive)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Interweaving of human and extraordinary births within a lineage suggests layered karmic causality.

Vedantic Theme: Diversity of births (yoni-bheda) within saṁsāra while the Self remains unchanged; prārabdha shaping circumstances.

Application: Treat one’s birth circumstances as a field for dharma rather than pride; cultivate humility amid inherited status.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.138 (genealogy continues through Viśāla etc.)

Characters & Entities

• Dhundhumat
• Vegavān
• Vegavat
• Budha
• Tṛṇabindu
• Cailavilā

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogy passages in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves lineage memory—linking named ancestors and descendants—used to situate later narratives, dynasties, and dharma traditions within a recognized Purāṇic family tree.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it belongs to a genealogical narration that contextualizes people and lineages referenced elsewhere in the text.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder of continuity and responsibility: one’s actions reflect on lineage and community, encouraging ethical conduct (dharma) and respect for ancestral tradition.