Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

भार्ये विचित्रवीर्यस्य त्वम्बिकाम्बालिके तयोः / धृराष्ट्रं च पाण्डुञ्च तद्दास्यां विदुरन्तथा

Transliteration

bhārye vicitravīryasya tvambikāmbālike tayoḥ / dhṛrāṣṭraṃ ca pāṇḍuñca taddāsyāṃ vidurantathā

Translation

وِچِتروِیریہ کی دو بیویاں امبیکا اور امبالیکا تھیں۔ اُن سے دھرتراشٹر اور پانڈو پیدا ہوئے، اور اُن کی داسی سے وِدُر بھی پیدا ہوا۔

Word by Word

• bhārye: O (two) wives
• bhārye: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), द्विवचन (Vocative dual)

• vicitravīryasya: of Vicitravīrya
• vicitravīryasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicitravīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• ambikā: Ambikā
• ambikā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• ambālikā: Ambālikā
• ambālikā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambālikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• tayoḥ: of those two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6/षष्ठी), द्विवचन (Genitive dual)

• dhṛtarāṣṭram: Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• dhṛtarāṣṭram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhṛtarāṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• pāṇḍum: Pāṇḍu
• pāṇḍum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇḍu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• tad: of her/that
• tad: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• dāsyām: in/through the maidservant
• dāsyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāsī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Locative singular)

• viduram: Vidura
• viduram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: likewise)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: कुल-परम्परा और जन्म-सम्बन्धों का स्मरण (वंश-ज्ञान)

Vedantic Theme: कर्तृत्व-फल-प्रवाह में देह-सम्बन्ध क्षणिक; परन्तु धर्म-परम्परा लोक-व्यवहार में आवश्यक।

Application: परिवार-इतिहास/पूर्वज-स्मरण को सत्यतापूर्वक रखना; श्राद्ध/संस्कारों में सम्बन्ध-निर्धारण हेतु वंश-ज्ञान।

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: राजधानी/जनपद-सूचक (वंशपरम्परा)

Cross References

Related Themes: गरुडपुराण 1.140 (वंश-प्रकरण); गरुडपुराण प्रेतकल्प में पितृ-सम्बन्ध-निर्णय प्रसंग (सामान्य)

Characters & Entities

• Vicitravīrya
• Ambikā
• Ambālikā
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāṇḍu
• Vidura

FAQs

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

It anchors later dharma teachings in well-known Itihāsa figures, linking moral outcomes and duties to the Kuru lineage (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, Vidura).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by situating dharma instruction within Itihāsa history, it implies that choices and conduct within a lineage shape destiny and spiritual consequences discussed elsewhere in the Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Study dharma through exemplars: use the lives associated with these figures (especially Vidura’s righteousness) as guidance for ethical decision-making and duty-based living.