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Shloka 9

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

दीक्षितो ब्राह्मणः सोम इत्येतास्तनवः क्रमात् ।

सुवर्चला तथैवोमा विकेशी चापरा स्वधा ॥

dīkṣito brāhmaṇaḥ soma ity etās tanavaḥ kramāt / suvarcalā tathaivomā vikeśī cāparā svadhā

“Yang telah menerima dikṣā (pertapaan), brāhmaṇa, dan Soma”—inilah (bersama yang terdahulu) kedudukan-kedudukan menurut tertib. Pasangan mereka ialah Suvarcalā; demikian juga Umā, Vikeśī, dan seorang lagi bernama Svadhā.

dīkṣitaḥthe initiated one
dīkṣitaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdīkṣita (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √dīkṣ)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle used as noun/adjective: 'initiated')
brāhmaṇaḥa brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
somaḥSoma
somaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsoma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
itithus (named)
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle marking end of designation)
etāḥthese
etāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण
tanavaḥforms/bodies (manifestations)
tanavaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottanu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
kramātin sequence
kramāt:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkrama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावेन (used adverbially: 'in order/successively')
suvarcalāSuvarcalā
suvarcalā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsuvarcalā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
tathālikewise
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारणार्थक
umāUmā
umā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootumā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
vikeśīVikeśī
vikeśī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvikeśinī/vikeśī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक
aparāanother
aparā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootapara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying svadhā)
svadhāSvadhā
svadhā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsvadhā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
Narrative voice

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

Rudra/Śiva (as eightfold)SomaUmā
Umā is named as a consort; no Devi Mahatmya context here
CosmologyRudra correspondencesConsorts (śakti) as relational mapping

FAQs

The list links Rudra to both natural domains (sun, elements) and dharmic-sacrificial domains (dīkṣā, brāhmaṇa, soma), implying that cosmic order and ritual order mirror one another.

Sarga with Vaṁśa-like cataloguing: stations and consorts are enumerated to formalize the deity’s structured presence.

Consorts function as śakti-correlates of the Rudra forms; naming Umā among them signals that the ‘Rudra principle’ is inseparable from a feminine power that makes it manifest and worshipable.