Shloka 54

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

Sūryavaṁśa Genealogy

Devanagari script

अनञ्जनाच्च कुलजित्तस्यापि चाधिनेमिकः / श्रुतायुस्तस्य पुत्रो ऽभूत्सुपार्श्वश्च तदात्मजः

Transliteration

anañjanācca kulajittasyāpi cādhinemikaḥ / śrutāyustasya putro 'bhūtsupārśvaśca tadātmajaḥ

Translation

จากอนัญชนะได้บังเกิดกุลชิต และจากกุลชิตได้บังเกิดอธิเนมิกะ บุตรของเขาคือศรุตายุ และบุตรของศรุตายุคือสุปารศวะ

Word by Word

• अनञ्जनात्: from Anañjanā
• अनञ्जनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनञ्जना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कुलजित्: Kulajit
• कुलजित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलजित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अधिनेमिकः: Adhinemika
• अधिनेमिकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिनेमिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• श्रुतायुः: Śrutāyu
• श्रुतायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• अभूत्: was/became
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सुपार्श्वः: Supārśva
• सुपार्श्वः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तदात्मजः: his son
• तदात्मजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य आत्मजः = his son)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra in the broader dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Paramparā (lineage) as a carrier of dharma and memory.

Vedantic Theme: Smṛti as a support for dharma; identity framed through nāma-rūpa succession.

Application: Honor ancestry and teachers; preserve family/teacher line records and ethical continuity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.138 (genealogical sequence continuing before/after these verses)

Characters & Entities

• Anañjana
• Kulajit
• Adhinemika
• Śrutāyu
• Supārśva

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse records a precise succession of ancestors and descendants, preserving dharmic lineage memory and the continuity of royal/ancestral tradition within the Purana.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it situates the narrative in historical lineage, a common Purāṇic method for grounding teachings in named successions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain accurate family lineage records and honor ancestors through ethical living and remembrance; the verse highlights continuity, responsibility, and respect for forebears.