Shloka 58

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

Manvantaras

Devanagari script

रुदंतः सप्त ते बाला निषिद्धा दानवारिणा । भूयोपि रुदमानांस्तानेकैकान्सप्तधा हरिः

Transliteration

rudaṃtaḥ sapta te bālā niṣiddhā dānavāriṇā | bhūyopi rudamānāṃstānekaikānsaptadhā hariḥ

Translation

Ces sept enfants pleuraient ; l’ennemi des Dānava le leur défendit. Mais comme ils continuaient à sangloter, Hari divisa chacun d’eux encore en sept parts.

Word by Word

• रुदन्तः: crying
• रुदन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुद् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; धातु: रुद् (to cry)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; पुंलिङ्ग-प्रथमा बहुवचनार्थे (agreeing with बाला/ते)

• ते: those/they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• बालाः: children
• बालाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• निषिद्धाः: were restrained/forbidden
• निषिद्धाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+सिध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; धातु: सिध्/सिध् (to restrain/forbid) with नि-; अर्थ: ‘forbidden/restrained’

• दानवारिणा: by the enemy of the demons (Indra)
• दानवारिणा: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: दानवानाम् अरिः (enemy of the demons)

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: Kriya-vishesana (Manner/degree)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: again/further)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• रुदमानान्: (those) crying
• रुदमानान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुद् (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्यय (Present middle participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; धातु: रुद्

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• एकैकान्: each one separately
• एकैकान्: Karma-vishesana (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (संख्या) + एक (संख्या)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व/इतरइतरेतर-भाव: एकः एकः (one by one, each individually)

• सप्तधा: sevenfold
• सप्तधा: Kriya-vishesana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सप्तधा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (in seven parts)

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual narration within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; exact dialogue speaker not stated in the provided single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: भूयः+अपि → भूयोपि; रुदमानान्+तान् → रुदमानांस्तान् (अनुस्वार-सन्धि); एकैकान्+सप्तधा → एकैकान्सप्तधा.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

Who is meant by “dānavāriṇā” in this verse?

“Dānavāriṇā” means “the enemy of the Dānavas (demons),” a common epithet for Hari/Vishnu, highlighting his role as the restrainer of demonic forces.

What is the main narrative action described in this shloka?

It describes seven children crying despite being restrained, and Hari responding by dividing each of them sevenfold—an image of supernatural multiplication within a creation-style episode.

What ethical or philosophical idea can be drawn from this verse?

The verse emphasizes divine sovereignty over form and number: Hari can limit or expand beings at will, suggesting that cosmic order and transformation ultimately depend on the divine regulator.