Shloka 48

Manvantara Catalog: Fourteen Manus, Their Sons, Saptarishis, Indras, Deva-Hosts, and the 18 Vidyās

Devanagari script

एकैकस्त्रिंशकस्तेषां गणश्चैन्द्रश्च वै वृषः / धसग्रीवो रिपुस्तस्य श्रीरूपी घातयिष्यति

Transliteration

ekaikastriṃśakasteṣāṃ gaṇaścaindraśca vai vṛṣaḥ / dhasagrīvo ripustasya śrīrūpī ghātayiṣyati

Translation

Each of them forms a group of thirty-one; among them are also the lunar host and the Bull (Vṛṣa). Dhasagrīva is his enemy; Śrīrūpī will slay him.

Word by Word

• एकैकस्त्रिंशकः: each consisting of thirty
• एकैकस्त्रिंशकः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकैक (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रिंशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (एकैकः त्रिंशकः)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• ऐन्द्रः: belonging to Indra/Indra’s
• ऐन्द्रः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तद्धित (ऐन्द्र) ‘इन्द्रसम्बन्धी’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: emphasis/assurance)

• वृषः: Vṛṣa (proper name / ‘bull’)
• वृषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धसग्रीवः: Dhasagrīva (one named ‘Dhasa-neck’)
• धसग्रीवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धस (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (धसा ग्रीवा यस्य)

• रिपुः: enemy
• रिपुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• श्रीरूपी: having the form of Śrī
• श्रीरूपी: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (श्रियाः रूपी)

• घातयिष्यति: will cause to be slain / will slay
• घातयिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) [णिच् causative: घातय-]
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cosmic order includes opposition and resolution; enmity and its end are part of a destined sequence within hosts (gaṇa).

Vedantic Theme: īśvara-niyati (governance/order) over events; conflict as movement within prakṛti rather than ultimate reality.

Application: Read as a reminder that antagonisms culminate in consequences; cultivate restraint and align actions with dharma to avoid becoming ‘enemy’ to order.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87 (host/group enumerations and mythic antagonisms)

Characters & Entities

• Caindra (lunar host)
• Vṛṣa (bull)
• Dhasagrīva
• Śrīrūpī

FAQs

What is the importance of the gaṇas and the caindra host in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames certain beings as organized hosts or groups, indicating a structured cosmic order where specific classes (like lunar-associated hosts) are counted and named.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey or afterlife mechanics; rather, it presents a mythic-cosmological cataloging of groups and a conflict (enemy and slaying), which can serve as contextual background within the broader discourse.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that Purāṇic teaching often embeds ethical and theological ideas within structured cosmology—encouraging study with attention to names, categories, and narrative roles before drawing ritual conclusions.