Shloka 56

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

Devanagari script

श्रुतदेव्यां दन्तवक्रो जज्ञे वै युद्धदुर्मदः / सन्तर्दनादयः पञ्च श्रुतकीर्त्याञ्च कैकयात्

Transliteration

śrutadevyāṃ dantavakro jajñe vai yuddhadurmadaḥ / santardanādayaḥ pañca śrutakīrtyāñca kaikayāt

Translation

شُرت دیوی سے دنت وکر پیدا ہوا، جو جنگ کے نشے میں سرشار اور سخت گیر تھا۔ اور شُرت کیرتی سے، کَیکَیَہ کے ذریعے، سنتردن وغیرہ پانچ بیٹے پیدا ہوئے۔

Word by Word

• श्रुतदेव्याम्: in Śrutadevī
• श्रुतदेव्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• दन्तवक्रः: Dantavakra
• दन्तवक्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + वक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (वक्राः दन्ताः यस्य/दन्त-वक्रः)

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण-अव्यय (particle)

• युद्धदुर्मदः: battle-maddened/arrogant in war
• युद्धदुर्मदः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + दुर्मद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (युद्धे दुर्मदः = arrogant in battle)

• सन्तर्दनादयः: Santardana and others
• सन्तर्दनादयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्तर्दन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सन्तर्दनः आदिः येषाम्)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (अव्यय/संख्याशब्द)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, प्रथमा, बहुवचनार्थे (indeclinable numeral used adjectivally)

• श्रुतकीर्त्याम्: in Śrutakīrtī
• श्रुतकीर्त्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतकीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

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

• कैकयात्: from Kaikaya
• कैकयात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैकय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; within the Garuḍa Purāṇa dialogue framework traditionally attributed to Lord Viṣṇu instructing Garuḍa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Temperament (like battle-fury) manifests through embodied nature shaped by past tendencies; lineage carries both virtue and conflict-seeds.

Vedantic Theme: Guna-pravritti within samsara

Application: Channel aggressive energy into disciplined duty; cultivate self-restraint to prevent rajasic excess.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: kingdom

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139 (dynastic catalog of Yadava/Kuru-related lines)

Characters & Entities

• Śrutadevī
• Dantavakra
• Śrutakīrtī
• Kaikaya
• Santardana

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves lineage memory—linking notable figures (like Dantavakra) to their maternal lines—supporting the Purāṇic aim of mapping dharma, dynasties, and historical-traditional continuity.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it functions as a genealogical notice within the broader Purāṇic narrative structure.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that actions shape reputation across generations—cultivating steadiness and restraint rather than being “intoxicated with battle” or driven by aggression.