Shloka 7

Adhyaya 80 — Vaivasvata Manvantara: Enumeration of Manus and the Eighth Manu Sāvarṇi

Sanskrit

इत्यादिकस्तु सुतपा देवानां विंशको गणः ।

प्रभुर्विभुर्विभासाद्यस्तथान्यो विंशको गणः ॥

Transliteration

ityādikas tu sutapā devānāṃ viṃśako gaṇaḥ / prabhur vibhur vibhāsādyas tathānyo viṃśako gaṇaḥ

Translation

Solche Namen, beginnend mit diesen, bilden die Sutapā-Gruppe von zwanzig Göttern. Ebenso beginnt eine weitere Gruppe von zwanzig mit Prabhu, Vibhu und Vibhāsa.

Word by Word

• इत्यादिकः: beginning with these/and so on
• इत्यादिकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इति-आदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (इति + आदिकः = ‘beginning with “iti/so”’, i.e., ‘and so on’)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• सुतपाः: the Sutapās
• सुतपाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुतपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• विंशकः: a set of twenty
• विंशकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विंशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गणः: group/host
• गणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रभुः: Prabhu
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विभुः: Vibhu
• विभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विभासाद्यः: beginning with Vibhāsa
• विभासाद्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभास-आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (आद्यः = ‘beginning with’; विभासः as first member)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• अन्यः: another
• अन्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• विंशकः: a set of twenty
• विंशकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विंशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गणः: group/host
• गणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the manvantara account (speaker not explicit in this verse)

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Enumeration/metrics in Purāṇic lists
• Deva classifications

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purāṇic pedagogy often uses abbreviated list-markers (‘ityādika’) to indicate vast structured knowledge—inviting the hearer to recognize order without being burdened by exhaustive repetition.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Manvantara: cataloguing deva-hosts and their groupings is part of the manvantara profile.

What is the esoteric significance?

The shift from one deva-group to another hints that cosmic functions are modular: different ‘sets’ of powers operate together as a unit, reflecting layered governance in subtle cosmology.