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Shloka 50

Manvantara Catalog: Fourteen Manus, Their Sons, Saptarishis, Indras, Deva-Hosts, and the 18 Vidyās

Devanagari script

मित्रवान्मित्रदेवश्च मित्रबिन्दुश्च वीर्यवान् / मित्रवाहः प्रवाहश्च दक्षपुत्रमनोः सुताः

Transliteration

mitravānmitradevaśca mitrabinduśca vīryavān / mitravāhaḥ pravāhaśca dakṣaputramanoḥ sutāḥ

Translation

مِتروان، مِتر دیو اور مِتر بِندو؛ نیز وِیریَوان؛ اور مِترواہ اور پرواہ—یہ سب دکش پُتر منو کے بیٹے ہیں۔

Word by Word
मित्रवान्Mitravān (one possessing friends/Mitra)
मित्रवान्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमित्रवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive)
मित्रदेवःMitradeva (proper name)
मित्रदेवः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मित्रः देवः/मित्रस्य देवः)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय
मित्रबिन्दुःMitrabindu (proper name)
मित्रबिन्दुः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय
वीर्यवान्powerful/possessing vigor
वीर्यवान्:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootवीर्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त; (पूर्वोक्त-नाम्नः विशेषणम्)
मित्रवाहःMitravāha (proper name)
मित्रवाहः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वाह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः
प्रवाहःPravāha (proper name)
प्रवाहः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय
दक्षपुत्रमनोःof Manu, the son of Dakṣa
दक्षपुत्रमनोः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दक्षस्य पुत्रः मनुः तस्य)
सुताःsons
सुताः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसुत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating genealogical names to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mitra as principle of concord and social order; lineage names encode virtues (friendship, strength, flow).

Vedantic Theme: sattvic virtues as supports for inner clarity; dharmic harmony as conducive to spiritual life.

Application: Cultivate ‘mitra-bhāva’ (friendly disposition), reliability, and truthful cooperation; see social harmony as a spiritual discipline.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87 (continuation of Manu’s sons list)

Characters & Entities
M
Mitravān
M
Mitradeva
M
Mitrabindu
V
Vīryavān
M
Mitravāha
P
Pravāha
D
Dakṣa
M
Manu

FAQs

This verse preserves a lineage record—naming Manu’s descendants—used in Purāṇic tradition to map cosmic history and dharmic transmission through family lines.

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it appears in a genealogical narration that provides contextual background for later teachings by situating beings within Purāṇic lineages.

Use it for accurate textual study, recitation, and referencing—especially when compiling lineage notes or cross-checking Purāṇic genealogies across manuscripts and editions.

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