Shloka 33

Vaṁśānukīrtana: From Janamejaya’s Line to Bharata–Kuru–Pāṇḍava Descendants

Devanagari script

ऋक्षाच्च भीमसेनो ऽभूद्दिलीपो भीमसेनतः / प्रतीपो ऽभूद्दिलीपाच्च देवापिस्तु प्रतीपतः

Transliteration

ṛkṣācca bhīmaseno 'bhūddilīpo bhīmasenataḥ / pratīpo 'bhūddilīpācca devāpistu pratīpataḥ

Translation

رِکش سے بھیماسین پیدا ہوا؛ بھیماسین سے دِلیپ؛ دِلیپ سے پرَتیپ؛ اور پرَتیپ سے دیواپی پیدا ہوا۔

Word by Word

• ऋक्षात्: from Ṛkṣa
• ऋक्षात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• भीमसेनः: Bhīmasena (proper name)
• भीमसेनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (भीमः सेनः/सेना यस्य)

• अभूत्: was born/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• दिलीपः: Dilīpa (proper name)
• दिलीपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिलीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भीमसेनतः: from Bhīmasena
• भीमसेनतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Ablative)

• प्रतीपः: Pratīpa (proper name)
• प्रतीपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभूत्: was born/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• दिलीपात्: from Dilīpa
• दिलीपात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिलीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• देवापिः: Devāpi (proper name)
• देवापिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवापि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देव+आपि/आपिन्)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• प्रतीपतः: from Pratīpa
• प्रतीपतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating genealogical lineage to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rājadharma transmitted through succession; exemplary kings become reference points for later conduct.

Vedantic Theme: Karma in social role: action within svadharma sustains loka-saṅgraha (world-order).

Application: Treat leadership as inherited obligation to protect and uphold justice; learn from exemplars in one’s tradition.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: Kuru royal line (itihasa horizon)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.140.34-35 (Śantanu line continues)

Characters & Entities

• Ṛkṣā
• Bhīmasena
• Dilīpa
• Pratīpa
• Devāpi

FAQs

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

This verse preserves dynastic succession (paramparā), anchoring dharma and royal legitimacy through an unbroken lineage of named ancestors.

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 lineage record within the Purana’s broader narrative framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain continuity of family memory and dharmic values—record ancestry responsibly and honor forebears through ethical living and respectful remembrance.