Shloka 16

Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)

Sanskrit

कन्ये द्वे च तथा ऋद्धिं प्रसूतिं च ततः पिता ।

ददौ प्रसूतिं दक्षाय तथा ऋद्धिं रुचेः पुरा ॥

Transliteration

kanye dve ca tathā ṛddhiṃ prasūtiṃ ca tataḥ pitā | dadau prasūtiṃ dakṣāya tathā ṛddhiṃ ruceḥ purā ||

Translation

وكانت هناك أيضًا ابنتان: رِدّهي (Ṛddhi) وبْرَسُوتي (Prasūti). ثم زوّج الأبُ بْرَسُوتي لِدَكْشَ (Dakṣa)، وكان قد زوّج رِدّهي من قبلُ لِرُوتشي (Ruci).

Word by Word

• कन्ये: two daughters
• कन्ये: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा द्विवचनम्; nominative dual feminine

• द्वे: two
• द्वे: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा द्विवचनम्; nominative dual feminine; संख्याविशेषणम् (कन्ये)

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

• तथा: also
• तथा: प्रकार (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; adverb

• ऋद्धिम्: Ṛddhi
• ऋद्धिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; accusative singular feminine

• प्रसूतिम्: Prasūti
• प्रसूतिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; accusative singular feminine

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

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रम (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; adverb (sequence)

• पिता: the father
• पिता: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; nominative singular masculine

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्; 3rd person singular perfect active

• प्रसूतिम्: Prasūti
• प्रसूतिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; accusative singular feminine

• दक्षाय: to Dakṣa
• दक्षाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे चतुर्थी एकवचनम्; dative singular masculine

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: प्रकार (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; adverb

• ऋद्धिम्: Ṛddhi
• ऋद्धिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; accusative singular feminine

• रुचेः: of Ruci
• रुचेः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी एकवचनम्; genitive singular masculine (used with dative sense in some contexts, but here as 'of Ruci')

• पुरा: formerly, earlier
• पुरा: काल (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; adverb (time)

Speakers

• Narrative voice within genealogy

Primary Deities

• Svāyambhuva Manu
• Prasūti
• Ṛddhi
• Dakṣa
• Ruci

Key Themes

• Genealogy
• Prajāpati networks
• Social order (vivāha)
• Cosmic propagation

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Marriage is portrayed as a cosmic mechanism for orderly proliferation—alliances link prajāpatis and stabilize creation through sanctioned relationships.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Vaṃśa: establishing interlinked genealogies (Dakṣa, Ruci) that become major progenitors in later Purāṇic narratives.

What is the esoteric significance?

Names like Ṛddhi (prosperity) and Prasūti (procreation) encode functions: abundance and generation are personified and ‘placed’ into the cosmic household through prajāpati unions.