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Shloka 20

Adhyaya 78Hymn to Surya and the Distribution of Solar Splendour; Genealogy of Vaivasvata and Chaya’s Line

ततश्च षोडशं भागं बिभर्ति भगवान् विभुः ।

तत्तेजः पञ्चदशधा शातितं विश्वकर्मणा ॥

tataś ca ṣoḍaśaṃ bhāgaṃ bibharti bhagavān vibhuḥ | tat-tejaḥ pañcadaśadhā śātitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā ||

Kemudian Tuhan, Yang meliputi segala-galanya, mengekalkan bahagian yang keenam belas. Cahaya itu telah dibahagi menjadi lima belas bahagian oleh Viśvakarman.

tataḥthereafter/from that
tataḥ:
Sambandha (context adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय)
FormDeśa-kāla-avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereafter')
caand
ca:
Sambandha (connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormSamuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)
ṣoḍaśamsixteenth
ṣoḍaśam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootṣoḍaśan (प्रातिपदik; numeral)
FormNapuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana; numeral adjective qualifying 'bhāgam'
bhāgamportion
bhāgam:
Karma (कर्म; object)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāga (प्रातिपदik)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana
bibhartibears/holds
bibharti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhṛ (धातु)
FormLaṭ (Present, लट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada
bhagavānthe Blessed Lord
bhagavān:
Karta (कर्ता; subject)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagavat (प्रातिपदik)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana
vibhuḥthe all-pervading/mighty one
vibhuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता; apposition to subject)
TypeNoun
Rootvibhu (प्रातिपदik)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; epithet in apposition
tatthat
tat:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottad (प्रातिपदik; sarvanāma)
FormNapuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana; demonstrative used as determiner of 'tejaḥ'
tejaḥsplendor/energy
tejaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता; subject of passive participle clause)
TypeNoun
Roottejas (प्रातिपदik)
FormNapuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana
pañcadaśadhāinto fifteen parts/ways
pañcadaśadhā:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpañca-daśa + dhā (अव्यय-निर्माण)
FormSaṅkhyā + dhā-avyaya (distributive adverb): 'in fifteen ways'; Avyayībhāva-like formation
śātitamsplit/divided
śātitam:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Predicative (predicate participle)
TypeAdjective
Rootśātita (कृदन्त; PPP)
FormNapuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; Kta (PPP) agreeing with 'tejaḥ'
viśvakarmaṇāby Viśvakarman
viśvakarmaṇā:
Karaṇa (करण; agent in passive)
TypeNoun
Rootviśvakarman (प्रातिपदik)
FormPuṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana
Markandeya (narrator)

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Devi (Supreme Goddess)Viśvakarman
Supreme retains a portion; the rest becomes distributed powers/implements
CosmologyEmanation and retentionSacred numerology (16/15)Shaktism

FAQs

Even when power is shared for cosmic functions, the source remains sovereign and undiminished. This teaches dependence of all secondary powers upon the supreme foundation.

Sarga/Carita blend: an emanation model (distribution of energy) narrated within the Devi’s mythic episode.

The 16/15 structure suggests a ‘reserved’ completeness beyond manifested divisions—often read as the unmanifest core remaining intact while the manifest multiplicity (15) operates in the world.