Shloka 79

The Jyeṣṭha Full-Moon Vow, the Birth of the Maruts, and the Outline of Secondary Creation

Manvantaras

Devanagari script

चतुर्भिरेतैः पृथुनामधेयो नृपोभिषिक्तः प्रथमः पृथिव्याम् । गतेंतरे चाक्षुषनामधेये वैवस्वतं चक्रुरिमं पृथिव्यां

Transliteration

caturbhiretaiḥ pṛthunāmadheyo nṛpobhiṣiktaḥ prathamaḥ pṛthivyām | gateṃtare cākṣuṣanāmadheye vaivasvataṃ cakrurimaṃ pṛthivyāṃ

Translation

Durch diese vier wurde der König namens Pṛthu gesalbt, der erste geweihte Herrscher auf Erden. Und als das Manvantara namens Cākṣuṣa vorüber war, machten sie Vaivasvata (Manu) zum Herrscher über diese Erde.

Word by Word

• caturbhiḥ: by four
• caturbhiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (चतुर् संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental, Plural

• etaiḥ: by these
• etaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental, Plural

• pṛthu-nāmadheyaḥ: (the king) named Pṛthu
• pṛthu-nāmadheyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthu (पृथु) + nāmadheya (नामधेय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative, Singular; समासः: पृथु नामधेयं यस्य → पृथुनामधेय (नामविशेषः)

• nṛpaḥ: king
• nṛpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• abhiṣiktaḥ: anointed
• abhiṣiktaḥ: Karta (Subject as patient/कर्मकर्तृ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√sic (सिच् धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Nominative, Singular

• prathamaḥ: first
• prathamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• pṛthivyām: on the earth
• pṛthivyām: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Locative, Singular

• gate: when (it) had passed
• gate: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative absolute (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध): ‘when (it) had passed’

• antare: in the interval
• antare: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Locative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय — ‘and’

• ākṣuṣa-nāmadheye: in the (period) named Ākṣuṣa
• ākṣuṣa-nāmadheye: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākṣuṣa (आक्षुष) + nāmadheya (नामधेय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Locative, Singular; समासः: आक्षुषं नामधेयं यस्मिन् (मन्वन्तरे)

• vaivasvatam: Vaivasvata (Manu)
• vaivasvatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaivasvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• cakruḥ: made/appointed
• cakruḥ: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Plural

• imam: this (one)
• imam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular (pronoun)

• pṛthivyām: on the earth
• pṛthivyām: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (Purāṇic narration within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: caturbhiretaiḥ = चतुर्भिः + एतैः; pṛthunāmadheyo = पृथु + नामधेयः (समास); nṛpobhiṣiktaḥ = नृपः + अभिषिक्तः; gateṃtare = गते + अन्तरे; cākṣuṣanāmadheye = च + आक्षुषनामधेये; cakrurimaṃ = चक्रुः + इमम्

Characters & Entities

• Pṛthu
• Cākṣuṣa Manvantara
• Vaivasvata Manu

FAQs

Who is described as the first anointed king on earth in this verse?

The verse states that King Pṛthu was anointed (abhiṣiktaḥ) as the first consecrated ruler upon the earth.

What is the significance of mentioning the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara?

It situates the narrative within Purāṇic time-cycles, indicating that after the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara passed, authority on earth is associated with Vaivasvata Manu in the next phase.

What ethical or philosophical idea about kingship is implied here?

Kingship is portrayed as a sacred, ritually sanctioned office (abhiṣeka), tied to cosmic order and time-cycles rather than mere personal power.