Shloka 6

Adhyaya 53 — Rudrasarga and the Measure of the Manvantaras: Svayambhuva Manu, Priyavrata’s Line, and the Seven Dvipas

Sanskrit

द्विपञ्चाशत्तथान्यानि सहस्राण्यधिकानि च ।

स्वायम्भुवो मनुः पूर्वं मनुः स्वारोचिषस्तथा ॥

Transliteration

dvipañcāśat tathānyāni sahasrāṇy adhikāni ca | svāyambhuvo manuḥ pūrvaṃ manuḥ svārociṣas tathā

Translation

Y además, cincuenta y dos mil más. El primero es Svāyambhuva Manu; y del mismo modo, el siguiente es Svārociṣa Manu.

Word by Word

• द्वि-पञ्चाशत्: fifty-two
• द्वि-पञ्चाशत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + पञ्चाशत् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-द्विगुसमासः; अव्ययवत् संख्यापदं (52)

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

• अन्यानि: other
• अन्यानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; विशेषण (सहस्राणि)

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन

• अधिकानि: additional
• अधिकानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; विशेषण (सहस्राणि)

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

• स्वायम्भुवः: Svāyambhuva (name of Manu)
• स्वायम्भुवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वायम्भुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषनाम

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• पूर्वम्: formerly/first
• पूर्वम्: Kala (काल/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्यय (adverbial accusative)

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• स्वारोचिषः: Svārociṣa (name of Manu)
• स्वारोचिषः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वारोचिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषनाम

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

Speakers

• Mārkaṇḍeya

Key Themes

• Manvantara chronology
• Manu-list
• Cosmic administration

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Orderly succession of Manus frames history as governed rather than random; dharma is renewed through designated stewards of each epoch.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Manvantara: identification of successive Manus, the defining feature of each epoch.

What is the esoteric significance?

Manu represents archetypal ‘mind/law’: successive Manus can be read as successive modes by which cosmic intelligence structures experience.