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Shloka 6

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

ततो ’न्यानि ददौ तस्मै सप्त नामानि वै प्रभुः ।

स्थानानि चैषामष्टानां पत्नीः पुत्रांश्च वै द्विज ॥

tato 'nyāni dadau tasmai sapta nāmāni vai prabhuḥ / sthānāni caiṣām aṣṭānāṁ patnīḥ putrāṁś ca vai dvija

Entonces el Señor le otorgó otros siete nombres. Y también asignó las moradas de esos ocho, junto con sus esposas e hijos, oh brāhmaṇa.

tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)
anyāniother
anyāni:
Karma (कर्म) (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootanya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifies ‘nāmāni’
dadaugave
dadau:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootdā (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
tasmaito him
tasmai:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun; Masculine/Neuter, Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)
saptaseven
sapta:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsapta (संख्याशब्द)
FormNumeral (संख्या), indeclinable-like; used as adjective to ‘nāmāni’
nāmāninames
nāmāni:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnāman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)
vaiindeed
vai:
Vākyālaṅkāra (वाक्यालङ्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle (निपात)
prabhuḥthe Lord
prabhuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
sthānāniabodes/positions
sthānāni:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
eṣāmof these
eṣām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun; Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)
aṣṭānāmof the eight
aṣṭānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective
Rootaṣṭa (संख्याशब्द/प्रातिपदिक)
FormNumeral; Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)
patnīḥwives
patnīḥ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpatnī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)
putrānsons
putrān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootputra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
vaiindeed
vai:
Vākyālaṅkāra (वाक्यालङ्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle (निपात)
dvijaO Brahmin
dvija:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdvija (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)
Narrative voice (with address to dvija); implied action by Brahmā

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

BrahmāRudra (eight forms)
CosmologyEight RudrasDivine offices (sthāna)Genealogy

FAQs

Purāṇic cosmology often ‘socializes’ cosmic powers through relational structures—abodes, consorts, and progeny—making metaphysical forces intelligible and ritually addressable.

Sarga with elements that anticipate Vaṁśa (genealogical listing), since wives and sons are enumerated to establish lines and correspondences.

Assigning sthānas indicates localization of an otherwise boundless principle: Rudra pervades, yet is also worshiped through specific cosmic ‘seats’ (sun, water, etc.), bridging nirguṇa power and saguṇa accessibility.