Shloka 46

Devanagari script

धृष्टस्तु कुकुराज्जज्ञे तस्मात्कापोतरोमकः / तदात्मजो विलोमा च विलोम्नस्तुम्बुरुः सुतः

Transliteration

dhṛṣṭastu kukurājjajñe tasmātkāpotaromakaḥ / tadātmajo vilomā ca vilomnastumburuḥ sutaḥ

Translation

จากกุกุระ ได้กำเนิด ธฤษฏะ; จากเขาเกิด กาโปตรโรมกะ. บุตรของเขาคือ วิโลมา; และจากวิโลมา ได้บุตรชื่อ ตุมพุรุ.

Word by Word

• धृष्टः: Dhṛṣṭa (name)
• धृष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात—विशेषार्थे

• कुकुरात्: from Kukura
• कुकुरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुकुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

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

• कापोतरोमकः: Kāpotaromaka (name)
• कापोतरोमकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कापोत + रोमक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (कापोतरूपः रोमकः)

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

• विलोमा: Vilomā (name)
• विलोमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलोमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• विलोम्नः: of Viloman (name)
• विलोम्नः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलोमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘विलोमन्’ (न्-प्रातिपदिक)

• तुम्बुरुः: Tumburu (name)
• तुम्बुरुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुम्बुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Embodiment follows causal succession; births arise in sequence, hinting at karmic continuity across generations.

Vedantic Theme: Saṃsāra as a chain of cause-effect in nāma-rūpa; the witnessing Self remains untouched.

Application: Reflect on intergenerational consequences—cultivate virtues so that one’s ‘line’ (literal or cultural) carries dharmic tendencies.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139.44-48 (same vaṃśa chain)

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛṣṭa
• Kukura
• Kāpotaromaka
• Vilomā
• Tumburu

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogical lists in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a remembered lineage (father-to-son succession), a common Purāṇic method for organizing sacred history and identifying named beings within the text’s broader cosmology.

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

This specific verse does not describe after-death journey or punishments; it is a genealogical statement listing successive births in a lineage.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it for accurate citation, chanting, study, and cross-referencing Purāṇic names—especially when compiling or verifying archival indices and commentarial notes.