Shloka 26

वंशवर्णनम् तथा विवाहप्रार्थना

Genealogy of the Ikshvaku Line and the Proposal for Marriage

Devanagari script

मान्धातुस्तु सुत श्श्रीमान् सुसन्धिरुदपद्यत।सुसन्धेरपि पुत्रौ द्वौ ध्रुवसन्धि: प्रसेनजित्।।1.70.26।।

Transliteration

māndhātus tu sutaḥ śrīmān susandhir udapadyata | susandher api putrau dvau dhruvasandhiḥ prasēnajit || 1.70.26 ||

Translation

曼陀诃多（Māndhātā）生下了光耀的儿子苏善提（Susandhi）。苏善提又生了两位儿子——德鲁瓦善提（Dhruvasandhi）与普拉塞那吉特（Prasēnajit）。

Word by Word

• मान्धातुः: of Māndhātā
• मान्धातुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान्धातृ/मान्धाता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्रीमान्: illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सुसन्धिः: Susandhi
• सुसन्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुसन्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उदपद्यत: was born
• उदपद्यत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+√पद्/√पद्य (धातु)
• Form: लङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सुसन्धेः: of Susandhi
• सुसन्धेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुसन्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also)

• पुत्रौ: two sons
• पुत्रौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• द्वौ: two
• द्वौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective)

• ध्रुवसन्धिः: Dhruvasandhi
• ध्रुवसन्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुवसन्धि (प्रातिपदिक; ध्रुव + सन्धि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम; कर्मधारय

• प्रसेनजित्: Prasenajit
• प्रसेनजित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसेनजित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

Context

Mandhata's son was prosperous Susandhi who brought forth two sons Dhruvasandhi and Prasenajit.

Characters & Entities

• Māndhātā
• Susandhi
• Dhruvasandhi
• Prasēnajit

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma here is continuity of righteous governance: dynastic succession is presented as an orderly transfer of responsibility, preserved through truthful remembrance (satya).

What is the narrative situation?

Janaka continues the royal genealogy, naming successors to establish historical continuity.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfastness and legitimacy in kingship (rājadharma), implied through orderly succession and clear naming.