Shloka 10

Dynastic Enumeration and the Threefold Pralaya (वंशानुकीर्तनं—प्रलयत्रयवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

श्रुतञ्जयः सेनजिच्च भूरिश्चैव शुचिस्तथा / क्षेम्यश्च सुव्रतो धर्मः श्मश्रुलो दृढसेनकः

Transliteration

śrutañjayaḥ senajicca bhūriścaiva śucistathā / kṣemyaśca suvrato dharmaḥ śmaśrulo dṛḍhasenakaḥ

Translation

ศรุตัญชยะ เสนชิต ภูริ และศุจิ; อีกทั้ง กเษมยะ สุวรตะ ธรรมะ ศมศฺรุละ และทฤฒเสนกะ—นามเหล่านี้ถูกกล่าวเรียงตามลำดับ.

Word by Word

• श्रुतञ्जयः: Śrutañjaya (a king)
• श्रुतञ्जयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुत-जय (प्रातिपदिक; श्रुत + जय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (श्रुतस्य जयः)

• सेनजित्: Senajit (conqueror of armies)
• सेनजित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना-जित् (प्रातिपदिक; सेना + जित्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सेनां जयति इति)

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

• भूरिः: Bhūri (a king)
• भूरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• शुचिः: Śuci (a king)
• शुचिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/likewise’)

• क्षेम्यः: Kṣemya (a king)
• क्षेम्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• सुव्रतः: Suvrata (one of good vows; a king)
• सुव्रतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक; सु + व्रत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सुन्दरं व्रतं यस्य)

• धर्मः: Dharma (a king)
• धर्मः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• श्मश्रुलः: Śmaśrula (a king)
• श्मश्रुलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्मश्रुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दृढसेनकः: Dṛḍhasenaka (firm-armed/with firm army; a king)
• दृढसेनकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृढ-सेनक (प्रातिपदिक; दृढ + सेनक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दृढः सेनकः/सेना यस्य)

Speaker

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

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.141.11 (continuation of Bārhadratha list)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a catalog-style enumeration of specific proper names, preserving a traditional list within the chapter’s narrative.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not describe the soul’s journey; it is a names-list segment, likely part of a broader contextual enumeration in the surrounding verses.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it for accurate recitation, referencing, and archival study—especially when mapping chapter-wise name lists and ensuring correct transliteration for learners.