Shloka 22

Adhyaya 52 — The Manifestation of Nilalohita (Rudra) and the Allocation of His Names, Abodes, Consorts, and Lineages

Sanskrit

सोमं दुर्वाससं चैव दत्तात्रेयञ्च योगिनम् ।

प्रीत्यां पुलस्त्यभार्यायां दत्तोऽन्यस्तत्सुतोऽभवत् ॥

Transliteration

somaṃ durvāsasañ caiva dattātreyañ ca yoginam | prītyāṃ pulastyabhāryāyāṃ datto 'nyas tat-suto 'bhavat ||

Translation

Soma, Durvāsas und der Yogin Dattātreya — diese (Söhne) wurden geboren. Und aus Prīti, der Gemahlin Pulastyas, wurde ein weiterer (Sohn) namens Datta geboren; er wurde ihr Sohn.

Word by Word

• सोमम्: Soma
• सोमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• दुर्वाससम्: Durvāsas
• दुर्वाससम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

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

• दत्तात्रेयम्: Dattātreya
• दत्तात्रेयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दत्तात्रेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• योगिनम्: the yogin
• योगिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रीत्याम्: in/with affection
• प्रीत्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• पुलस्त्यभार्यायाम्: in Pulastya’s wife
• पुलस्त्यभार्यायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य-भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive determinative): पुलस्त्यस्य भार्या

• दत्तः: was given/was bestowed
• दत्तः: Karta (कर्ता) (as predicate/nominal)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘given/appointed’

• अन्यः: another (one)
• अन्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

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

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the genealogical discourse (frame-speaker not explicit in these verses)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Soma

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Genealogy
• Rishi lineages
• Manvantara cataloguing

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse functions primarily as itihāsa-style cataloguing: spiritual authority is traced through disciplined lineages (ṛṣi-paramparā). In Purāṇic pedagogy, remembering these lineages is itself a form of dhāraṇā—anchoring sacred history and the transmission of tapas and knowledge.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Chiefly within Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita (genealogies and accounts of dynasties/sages), a standard Purāṇic characteristic.

What is the esoteric significance?

Names like Soma and Dattātreya often signal archetypes: Soma as mind/lunar sap, Dattātreya as yogic integration. The genealogy can be read as mapping qualities (tapas, soma-like coolness, yogic mastery) into the cosmic social order.