Shloka 15

मन्वन्तर-क्रमः (अतीत-सप्तमन्वन्तराः) तथा मन्वन्तरावताराः

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठतनयास् तत्र सप्त सप्तर्षयो ऽभवन् अजः परशुदिव्याद्यास् तथोत्तममनोः सुताः

Transliteration

vasiṣṭhatanayās tatra sapta saptarṣayo 'bhavan ajaḥ paraśudivyādyās tathottamamanoḥ sutāḥ

Translation

នៅទីនោះ សប្តឫសីទាំងប្រាំពីរបានកើតជាព្រះបុត្ររបស់វសិឝ្ឋ; ហើយ អជៈ បរឝុ ទិវ្យៈ និងអ្នកដទៃៗ បានកើតជាព្រះបុត្ររបស់មនុ ឧត្តម ដ៏ប្រសើរ។

Word by Word

• vasiṣṭhatanayāḥ: sons of Vasiṣṭha
• vasiṣṭhatanayāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha + tanaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वसिष्ठस्य तनयाः)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (there)

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; (सप्तर्षयः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्) पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (agreeing)

• saptarṣayaḥ: the Seven Sages
• saptarṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास

• abhavan: were
• abhavan: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ajaḥ: Aja (name)
• ajaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• paraśudivyādyāḥ: Paraśu, Divya and others (names)
• paraśudivyādyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paraśu + divya + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘परशु-दिव्य-आदि’ इति तत्पुरुषसमासः (…and others)

• tathā: and also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (and also)

• uttamamanoḥ: of Uttama Manu
• uttamamanoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttama + manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (उत्तमः मनुः)

• sutāḥ: sons
• sutāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Saptarṣis (Seven Sages)
• Uttama Manu
• Aja
• Paraśu
• Divya

FAQs

What is the significance of the Saptarṣis in the Vishnu Purana’s Manvantara cycle?

This verse identifies the Seven Sages as Vasiṣṭha’s sons in this Manvantara, showing how r̥ṣis are appointed in each cosmic age to preserve Vedic knowledge and uphold dharma.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Manvantara structure through genealogy?

Parāśara lists the key administrative lineages—Manu’s sons and the Saptarṣis—because each Manvantara is defined by its Manu, his progeny, and the sages who guide the world’s spiritual and social order.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when not named directly, the Manvantara framework presupposes Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty: the succession of Manus and sages functions as His cosmic ordinance sustaining order across time.