Shloka 104

Origin of the Lunar Dynasty: Soma’s Rise, the Tārā Abduction War, Budha–Purūravas Genealogy, and Kārtavīrya Arjuna

Devanagari script

दुर्दमस्य सुतो भीमो धनको नाम वीर्यवान् । धनकस्य सुता ह्यासन्चत्वारो लोकविश्रुताः

Transliteration

durdamasya suto bhīmo dhanako nāma vīryavān | dhanakasya sutā hyāsancatvāro lokaviśrutāḥ

Translation

ทุรทมะมีโอรสคือภีมะ ผู้ทรงพลังนามว่า ธนกะ และธนกะมีโอรสสี่องค์ เลื่องลือไปทั่วโลก

Word by Word

• दुर्दमस्य: of Durdama
• दुर्दमस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्-दम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भीमः: Bhīma (name)
• भीमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धनकः: Dhanaka (name)
• धनकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: named
• नाम: Apposition marker (नाम-निर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामनिर्देशक अव्यय

• वीर्यवान्: powerful/valorous
• वीर्यवान्: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; -वत् अन्त

• धनकस्य: of Dhanaka
• धनकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुताः: daughters/children (here: sons implied by next word)
• सुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• चत्वारः: four
• चत्वारः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• लोकविश्रुताः: world-renowned
• लोकविश्रुताः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक-विश्रुत (प्रातिपदिक; लोक + विश्रुत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (लोके विश्रुताः)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (genealogical narration within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ह्यासन् = हि + आसन्; आसन्चत्वारः = आसन् + चत्वारः (न् + च → ञ्च/न्च लेखन); लोकविश्रुताः समासः.

Characters & Entities

• Durdama
• Bhīma
• Dhanaka

FAQs

What is the main subject of this verse?

It records a genealogical succession: Durdama → Bhīma (named Dhanaka) → four famous sons, emphasizing lineage and renown.

Does this verse contain a Vaishnava or Bhakti teaching?

Not directly; it functions as a lineage notice within the creation-era narrative framework of the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa.

What ethical or cultural value is implied by calling the sons “world-renowned” (lokaviśrutāḥ)?

It reflects the Purāṇic ideal that fame is earned through notable deeds and virtues, and that lineage is remembered through the public repute of descendants.