Shloka 35

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

Sūryavaṁśa Genealogy

Devanagari script

सुदासस्य च सौदासो नाम्ना मित्रसहः स्मृतः / कल्माष पादसंज्ञश्च दमयन्त्यां तदात्मजः

Transliteration

sudāsasya ca saudāso nāmnā mitrasahaḥ smṛtaḥ / kalmāṣa pādasaṃjñaśca damayantyāṃ tadātmajaḥ

Translation

โอรสของสุทาสคือเสาทาสะ ผู้เป็นที่ระลึกในนาม ‘มิตรสหะ’; อีกทั้งมีนามว่า ‘กัลมาษปาทะ’ และเป็นโอรสที่ประสูติจากนางทมยันตี.

Word by Word

• सुदासस्य: of Sudāsa
• सुदासस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

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

• सौदासः: Saudāsa
• सौदासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौदास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• मित्रसहः: Mitrasaha
• मित्रसहः: Apposition (Name/appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्रसह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—मित्र + सह (तत्पुरुषः/नामधेय: 'friend-companion')

• स्मृतः: is known/remembered
• स्मृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (is said/remembered)

• कल्माष: Kalmāṣa
• कल्माष: Apposition (Name/appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्माष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• पादसंज्ञः: called Pāda (Pādasaṃjña)
• पादसंज्ञः: Apposition (Epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादसंज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—पाद + संज्ञ (तत्पुरुषः: 'having the epithet Pāda')

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

• दमयन्त्याम्: in/through Damayantī (from Damayantī)
• दमयन्त्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दमयन्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तदात्मजः: his son
• तदात्मजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तद् + आत्मज (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma-kīrti (name and reputation) as a moral marker; identity is shaped by deeds remembered through epithets.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa as conventional designation; the same person is known by multiple names, underscoring the constructed nature of worldly identity.

Application: Cultivate conduct that makes one ‘remembered’ for virtue; be mindful that reputation follows actions.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.138.34 (preceding ancestry); Garuda Purana 1.138.36-38 (continuation toward Rama)

Characters & Entities

• Sudāsa
• Saudāsa
• Mitrasaha
• Kalmāṣapāda
• Damayantī

FAQs

What is the importance of naming and epithets like Mitrasaha and Kalmāṣapāda in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves Puranic identification: one king is remembered under multiple names/epithets, helping readers correctly track the same person across different narratives and genealogies.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

It does not directly discuss the afterlife here; it functions as a genealogical note within the broader discourse, identifying a royal figure by lineage and alternate names.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use careful source-based identification—names and titles can vary—so study, recitation, and family or tradition-based readings remain accurate and consistent.