Shloka 13

Sapta-dvīpa Catalog: Plakṣa to Puṣkara, Mānasottara, and the Lokāloka Boundary

Devanagari script

मुनिश्च दुन्दुभिश्चैव सप्तैते तत्सुता हर / क्रौञ्चश्च वामनश्चैव तृतीयश्चान्ध (थ) कारकः

Transliteration

muniśca dundubhiścaiva saptaite tatsutā hara / krauñcaśca vāmanaścaiva tṛtīyaścāndha (tha) kārakaḥ

Translation

وموني (Muni) ودُندُبهي (Dundubhi) كذلك—فهؤلاء السبعة هم أبناؤه، يا هارا (Hara). وكراونچا (Krauñca) وفامانا (Vāmana) أيضًا منهم، وآخر هو أندهاكارَكا (Andhakāraka) (ويُقرأ أيضًا أثاكارَكا Athakāraka).

Word by Word

• मुनिः: Muni (name)
• मुनिः: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दुन्दुभिः: Dundubhi (name)
• दुन्दुभिः: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याविशेषण; (यहाँ) प्रथमा बहुवचनार्थे

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्सुताः: his sons
• तत्सुताः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्सुत (प्रातिपदिक; तत् + सुत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्य सुताः)

• हर: O Hara
• हर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक; संबोधन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• क्रौञ्चः: Krauñca (name)
• क्रौञ्चः: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रौञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• वामनः: Vāmana (name)
• वामनः: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• तृतीयः: the third
• तृतीयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• अन्धकारकः: Andhakāraka (name)
• अन्धकारकः: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धकारक (प्रातिपदिक; अन्धकार + क)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण)

Speaker

Narrator/compilation voice within the Garuda Purana (speaker not explicitly identifiable from the single verse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Smṛti-knowledge through precise naming; awareness that Purāṇic transmission may preserve variant readings (e.g., Andhakāraka/Athakāraka).

Vedantic Theme: Epistemic humility: śabda-pramāṇa mediated by tradition; nāma as a handle for contemplating the manifested cosmos.

Application: When studying/reciting, note variant readings and consult commentarial or manuscript traditions; maintain fidelity to one chosen pāṭha.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: dvīpa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.56.12–16 (continuous enumeration of dvīpa-related progeny and associated names)

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Śiva)
• Muni
• Dundubhi
• Krauñca
• Vāmana
• Andhakāraka

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogical lists in the Garuda Purana?

This verse exemplifies how the Garuda Purana preserves Puranic lineages by naming figures and their descendants, anchoring later narratives and classifications in a recognized cosmology.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it provides a lineage-style enumeration of named beings, likely as part of a broader catalog in the chapter.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference point for accurate recitation, study, and cross-checking of names/variants when reading or indexing Garuda Purana chapters.