Shloka 5

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

Sūryavaṁśa Genealogy

Devanagari script

अभृच्छ्रद्रो गोवधात्तु पृषध्रस्तु मनोः सुतः / करूषात्क्षत्त्रिया जाता कारूषा इति विश्रुताः

Transliteration

abhṛcchradro govadhāttu pṛṣadhrastu manoḥ sutaḥ / karūṣātkṣattriyā jātā kārūṣā iti viśrutāḥ

Translation

ด้วยเหตุแห่งบาปการฆ่าโค จากอภฤจฉรทระจึงบังเกิดปฤษธระ โอรสของมนู และจากกรูษะได้กำเนิดกษัตริย์นักรบ ผู้เป็นที่รู้จักว่า ‘การูษะ’

Word by Word

• अभृच्छ्रद्रः: Abhṛcchradra
• अभृच्छ्रद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhṛcchradra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नाम

• गोवधात्: from cow-slaughter
• गोवधात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go-vadha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (गोः वधः); पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ/निमित्ते (cause/source)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• पृषध्रः: Pṛṣadhra
• पृषध्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛṣadhra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नाम

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• मनोः: of Manu
• मनोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता/सम्बन्ध-निर्देश

• करूषात्: from Karūṣa
• करूषात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karūṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (देश/जनपद), पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (from)

• क्षत्त्रियाः: Kṣatriyas
• क्षत्त्रियाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣatriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्ता (people)

• जाताः: were born
• जाताः: Karta (Predicate complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) + jāta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘were born/produced’

• कारूषाः: the Kārūṣas
• कारूषाः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārūṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; जातिनाम

• इति: thus/as
• इति: Quotation marker (इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थ (quotative particle)

• विश्रुताः: well-known
• विश्रुताः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-śru (धातु) + viśruta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in discourse to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Adharma (go-vadha) produces downfall/blemish and shapes destiny; actions imprint lineage narratives.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-phala as causal order within saṃsāra; ethical restraint (ahiṃsā) as purifier of mind.

Application: Treat non-violence and protection of the vulnerable as foundational ethics; recognize that harmful acts carry social and personal consequences.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: janapada/ethnographic marker

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.138 (Manu-vaṃśa genealogies with moral asides)

Characters & Entities

• Abhṛcchradra
• Pṛṣadhra
• Manu
• Karūṣa
• Kārūṣas
• Kṣatriyas

FAQs

What is the importance of go-hatyā (cow-slaughter) in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse treats cow-slaughter as a grave pāpa with far-reaching karmic effects, even being cited in connection with the arising of a later figure/line, underscoring the Purāṇa’s strong dharmic prohibition against harming cows.

How does this verse explain karmic results across generations?

By linking an act (go-vadha) with the emergence of a descendant/line, the verse reflects the Purāṇic idea that adharma can shape one’s future conditions and the fortunes or identity of a lineage, not merely an isolated personal outcome.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Uphold ahiṃsā and dharmic restraint—especially regarding protected beings like cows—since the text frames such actions as ethically weighty and karmically consequential for one’s life and legacy.