Shloka 11

Vamsha of Dhruva and Prithu; Daksha’s Progeny; Enumerations of Devas, Asuras, Nagas, and Birds

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सुषाव सामुद्री दश प्राचीनबर्हिषः / सर्वे प्राचेतसा नाम धनुर्वेदस्य पारगाः

Transliteration

tasmātsuṣāva sāmudrī daśa prācīnabarhiṣaḥ / sarve prācetasā nāma dhanurvedasya pāragāḥ

Translation

پس سامُدری نے پراچینبَرہِش کے دس بیٹے جنے۔ وہ سب ‘پراچیتس’ کہلائے اور دھنُروید (تیراندازی کے شاستر) میں کامل مہارت رکھتے تھے۔

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: from him/thereafter
• तस्मात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुषाव: gave birth
• सुषाव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; प्रसव-अर्थः (‘gave birth’)

• सामुद्री: Sāmudrī (the ocean’s daughter/wife)
• सामुद्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामुद्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृपद (mother)

• दश: ten
• दश: Viśeṣaṇa (Numeral qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दश (अव्यय/संख्याशब्द)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-अव्यय (numeral indeclinable)

• प्राचीनबर्हिषः: Prācīnabarhis (sons named so)
• प्राचीनबर्हिषः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राचीनबर्हिष् (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘दश’ इत्यस्य विशेष्यः (object of ‘bore’)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• प्राचेतसाः: Prācetasas (descendants of Pracetā)
• प्राचेतसाः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राचेतस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; नाम (patronymic/epithet)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Discourse particle (नाम-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle indicating naming)

• धनुर्वेदस्य: of archery-science
• धनुर्वेदस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्-वेद (प्रातिपदिक; धनुस् + वेद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (dhanurveda = ‘science of archery’)

• पारगाः: masters/experts
• पारगाः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject qualifier/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying sarve/prācetasāḥ)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Power (śakti) must be trained and mastered; knowledge-systems like Dhanurveda are legitimate when yoked to righteous purpose.

Vedantic Theme: Indriya-nigraha (discipline of faculties) as a prerequisite for right action; śakti guided by sattva.

Application: Cultivate skill with restraint and ethics; professional mastery should serve protection and justice, not aggression.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.6.10 (Sāmudrī as mother)

Characters & Entities

• Sāmudrī
• Prācīnabarhis
• Prācetas
• Dhanurveda

FAQs

Who are the Prācetas mentioned in this Garuda Purana verse?

They are the ten sons of King Prācīnabarhis, born from Sāmudrī, and collectively known as the Prācetas.

What does this verse convey about Dhanurveda?

It states that the Prācetas were pāragāḥ—fully accomplished masters—of Dhanurveda, the traditional Vedic science of archery and warfare.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the ideal of disciplined mastery (pāragatā) in one’s rightful duty—encouraging focused training, ethical strength, and responsible use of skill.