Shloka 10

Chandravamsa and Yadu Lineage: From Soma to the Vrishnis, Krishna’s Family, and the Transition to Puru

Devanagari script

गृत्समदाच्छौन को ऽभूत्काश्याद्दीर्घतमास्तथा / वैद्यो धन्वन्तरिस्तस्मात्केतुमांश्च तदात्मजः

Transliteration

gṛtsamadācchauna ko 'bhūtkāśyāddīrghatamāstathā / vaidyo dhanvantaristasmātketumāṃśca tadātmajaḥ

Translation

จากกฤตสมทะได้บังเกิดเศานกะ; จากเขามีกาศยะ และทิรฆตมะด้วย. จากนั้นได้ปรากฏธันวันตริ ผู้เป็นแพทย์; และธันวันตริมีโอรสชื่อเกตุมาน

Word by Word

• गृत्समदात्: from Gṛtsamada
• गृत्समदात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृत्समद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शौनकः: Śaunaka (name)
• शौनकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभूत्: was born/occurred
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• काश्यात्: from Kāśya
• काश्यात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दीर्घतमाः: Dīrghatamas (name)
• दीर्घतमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घतमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (ऋषिनाम); दीर्घ + तमस् (नाम)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: likewise/also)

• वैद्यः: Vaidya (the physician; name/title)
• वैद्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धन्वन्तरिः: Dhanvantari (name)
• धन्वन्तरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्वन्तरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्मात्: from him/therefrom
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• केतुमान्: Ketumān (name)
• केतुमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vidya (especially healing knowledge) arises within dharmic lineages and should be used for loka-saṅgraha (welfare of beings).

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha expressed as healing capacity; the body as instrument for dharma and sādhanā.

Application: Treat medicine as seva; cultivate disciplined transmission of knowledge (teacher-student continuity) with ethical restraint.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: kingdom and sacred medical lineage

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139.10 (Dhanvantari mention within vaṁśa narration)

Characters & Entities

• Gṛtsamāda
• Śauna
• Kāśya
• Dīrghatamā
• Dhanvantari
• Ketumān

FAQs

What is the importance of Dhanvantari in the Garuda Purana?

This verse places Dhanvantari within a sacred rishi-lineage, emphasizing him as the archetypal vaidya (divine physician) whose origin is treated as part of authoritative tradition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it provides a genealogical context—typical of Purāṇic narration—linking revered figures and teachings through lineage.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages respect for authentic lineages of learning—especially Ayurveda and dharmic knowledge—by remembering that disciplines are preserved through responsible transmission.