Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

हस्तिनः पुरुमीढश्च कण्वो ऽभूदजमीढतः / कण्वान्मेधातिथिर्जज्ञे यतः काण्वायना द्विजाः

Transliteration

hastinaḥ purumīḍhaśca kaṇvo 'bhūdajamīḍhataḥ / kaṇvānmedhātithirjajñe yataḥ kāṇvāyanā dvijāḥ

Translation

ہستی سے پورُمیڑھ پیدا ہوا، اور اَجمیڑھ سے کَنوَ پیدا ہوا۔ کَنوَ سے میدھاتِتھی پیدا ہوا، جس سے کانوایَن سلسلے کے دْوِج (برہمن) ظاہر ہوئے۔

Word by Word

• हस्तिनः: of Hastī
• हस्तिनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पुरुमीढः: Purumīḍha (name)
• पुरुमीढः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुमीढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• कण्वः: Kaṇva (name)
• कण्वः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: अभि-; ‘became/was’

• अजमीढतः: from Ajamīḍha
• अजमीढतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजमीढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• कण्वात्: from Kaṇva
• कण्वात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• मेधातिथिः: Medhātithi (name)
• मेधातिथिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधातिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• यतः: from whom/whence
• यतः: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative adverb: ‘from which/whence’)

• काण्वायनाः: the Kāṇvāyanas (descendants)
• काण्वायनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काण्वायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• द्विजाः: Brahmins / twice-born
• द्विजाः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Lineage as a vehicle for Vedic learning and ritual competence (dvija identity tied to śāstra transmission).

Vedantic Theme: Adhikāra (eligibility) in dharma arises within empirical order; ultimate liberation transcends birth while honoring knowledge-lineage.

Application: Value teacher-student lineages (paramparā) and disciplined study; uphold learning as a sacred inheritance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.140 (context: genealogies leading to notable lineages)

Characters & Entities

• Hastin
• Purumīḍha
• Ajamīḍha
• Kaṇva
• Medhātithi
• Kāṇvāyana brāhmaṇas

FAQs

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

It preserves the Purāṇic lineage record connecting royal/ancestral names to ṛṣi-descended brāhmaṇa clans, grounding dharma and tradition in recognized family lines.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not describe the soul’s post-death journey; it functions as a lineage (vaṁśa) statement, situating later teachings within an authoritative ancestral framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to honor one’s teachers and traditions (paramparā) and to approach ritual, study, and ethics with respect for lineage-based transmission of knowledge.