Shloka 27

Devanagari script

बृहद्रथश्च प्रत्यग्रः सत्याद्याश्च वसोः सुताः / बृहद्रथात्कुशाग्रश्च कुशाग्रादृषभो ऽभवत्

Transliteration

bṛhadrathaśca pratyagraḥ satyādyāśca vasoḥ sutāḥ / bṛhadrathātkuśāgraśca kuśāgrādṛṣabho 'bhavat

Translation

บุตรของวสุคือ พฤหทรถ ประตยัคร สัตยา และอื่นๆ จากพฤหทรถได้บังเกิดกุศากร และจากกุศากรได้อุบัติฤษภะ

Word by Word

• बृहद्रथः: Bṛhadratha
• बृहद्रथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद्रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—बृहत् (विशेषण) + रथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Connector/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• प्रत्यग्रः: Pratyagra
• प्रत्यग्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सत्याद्याः: Satyādi and others
• सत्याद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्याद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) = सत्यादि; तदन्त-प्रत्ययेन सत्याद्य

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

• वसोः: of Vasu
• वसोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• बृहद्रथात्: from Bṛhadratha
• बृहद्रथात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद्रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• कुशाग्रः: Kuśāgra
• कुशाग्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशाग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—कुश (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• कुशाग्रात्: from Kuśāgra
• कुशाग्रात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशाग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• ऋषभः: Ṛṣabha
• ऋषभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अभवत्: was born/came to be
• अभवत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (narrating to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dharma is carried through generations; names function as mnemonic anchors for itihāsa-purāṇa memory.

Vedantic Theme: Saṃsāra as a stream of births; identity is transient while karmic/dharmic continuity persists.

Application: Reflect on intergenerational responsibility; preserve family/community histories that support ethical conduct.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.140 (continuation of the same vaṃśa narration)

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadratha
• Pratyagra
• Satyā
• Vasu
• Kuśāgra
• Ṛṣabha

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse shows the Purāṇic method of preserving dharmic memory through lineage—linking notable descendants (Kuśāgra, Ṛṣabha) to their ancestral source (Vasu).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it contributes to the text’s broader framework by situating teachings within a remembered dynastic and cultural continuum.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to honor ancestry and transmit values responsibly—maintaining family records, performing respectful ancestral remembrance, and living in a way that strengthens one’s lineage through dharma.