Shloka 97

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

Manvantaras

Devanagari script

तामसस्य सुताः सर्वे दशवंशविवर्द्धनाः । पंचमस्य मनोस्तद्वद्रैवतस्यांतरं शृणु

Transliteration

tāmasasya sutāḥ sarve daśavaṃśavivarddhanāḥ | paṃcamasya manostadvadraivatasyāṃtaraṃ śṛṇu

Translation

ບຸດທັງໝົດຂອງ ຕາມະສະ ເປັນຜູ້ເພີ່ມພູນສິບສາຍວົງສະກຸນ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນບັດນີ້ ຈົ່ງຟັງ ມັນວັນຕະຣະ ຂອງ ໄຣວະຕະ ມະນູອົງທີ່ຫ້າ.

Word by Word

• तामसस्य: of Tāmasa
• तामसस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तामस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

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

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with सुताः)

• दशवंशविवर्द्धनाः: increasers of ten dynasties
• दशवंशविवर्द्धनाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या) + वंश (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दशानां वंशानां विवर्धनाः = increasers of ten lineages)

• पंचमस्य: of the fifth
• पंचमस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• मनॊः: of Manu
• मनॊः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तुल्यतार्थक/adverb): 'तथैव/एवमेव'

• रैवतस्य: of Raivata
• रैवतस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• अन्तरम्: the manvantara/period
• अन्तरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Pulastya (narrator) to Bhīṣma (listener)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: मनॊस्तद्वद्रैवतस्यांतरं = मनोः + तद्वत् + रैवतस्य + अन्तरम् (ः + त → स्; तद्वत् + रैवतस्य → तद्वद्रैवतस्य; स्य + अन्तरम् → स्यांतरम्).

Characters & Entities

• Tāmasa
• Raivata
• Manu
• Manvantara

FAQs

Who is Raivata, and what does “Raivata’s Manvantara” mean here?

Raivata is identified as the fifth Manu in this passage, and “Raivata’s Manvantara” refers to the cosmic epoch governed by him—an interval within the larger cyclical chronology of creation described in the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa.

What is the point of mentioning the sons of Tāmasa as “enhancers of the ten lineages”?

The verse frames royal/cosmic genealogy as a mechanism for sustaining and expanding established dynastic lines (daśavaṃśa). It signals continuity from one Manu’s epoch to the next, preparing the listener for the next Manvantara description.

What is the ethical or philosophical takeaway from this verse?

It emphasizes ordered succession and continuity—cosmic time proceeds through structured epochs (Manvantaras), and responsibility is portrayed as preserving and strengthening lineage, social order, and dharma across generations.