Shloka 116

Cosmic Time, Cycles of Creation and Dissolution, and the Varāha Uplift of Earth

Devanagari script

यक्षान्पिशाचान्गंधर्वांस्तथैवाप्सरसां गणान् । सिद्धकिन्नररक्षांसि सिंहान्पक्षिमृगोरगान्

Transliteration

yakṣānpiśācāngaṃdharvāṃstathaivāpsarasāṃ gaṇān | siddhakinnararakṣāṃsi siṃhānpakṣimṛgoragān

Translation

Yakṣa, Piśāca, Gandharva, serta rombongan Apsara; Siddha, Kinnara dan Rākṣasa; singa, burung, binatang liar dan ular.

Word by Word

• यक्षान्: yakṣas
• यक्षान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; masculine accusative plural

• पिशाचान्: piśācas
• पिशाचान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशाच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; masculine accusative plural

• गन्धर्वान्: gandharvas
• गन्धर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; masculine accusative plural

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• अप्सरसाम्: of apsarases
• अप्सरसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; genitive plural

• गणान्: groups; hosts
• गणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; masculine accusative plural

• सिद्धान्: siddhas
• सिद्धान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; masculine accusative plural

• किन्नरान्: kinnaras
• किन्नरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; masculine accusative plural

• रक्षांसि: rākṣasas
• रक्षांसि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; neuter accusative plural

• सिंहान्: lions
• सिंहान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; masculine accusative plural

• पक्षिणः: birds
• पक्षिणः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; masculine accusative plural (Vedic/epic variant; for classical expected पक्षिणः/पक्षिणान्)

• मृगान्: beasts; deer
• मृगान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; masculine accusative plural

• उरगान्: serpents
• उरगान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; masculine accusative plural

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: यक्षान्पिशाचान्गंधर्वान् = यक्षान् + पिशाचान् + गन्धर्वान्; तथैवाप्सरसाम् = तथा + एव + अप्सरसाम्; सिद्धकिन्नररक्षांसि = सिद्धान् + किन्नरान् + रक्षांसि (समुच्चयार्थे); सिंहान्पक्षिमृगोरगान् = सिंहान् + पक्षिणः + मृगान् + उरगान्

Characters & Entities

• Yakṣas
• Piśācas
• Gandharvas
• Apsarases
• Siddhas
• Kinnaras
• Rākṣasas
• Lions
• Birds
• Animals
• Serpents

FAQs

Why does this verse list so many different beings?

It functions as a cosmological catalogue, emphasizing the breadth of creation by naming classes of semi-divine beings, spirits, and animals as part of the manifested world.

Are Yakṣas, Piśācas, and Rākṣasas the same type of beings?

No. Yakṣas are commonly portrayed as guardians/wealth-spirits; Piśācas as malevolent or impure spirits; and Rākṣasas as powerful demonic beings—distinct categories in Purāṇic taxonomy.

What spiritual or ethical idea can be drawn from this enumeration?

The verse suggests an ordered plurality within creation—many forms of life and beings coexist—inviting a view of the cosmos as vast, structured, and not limited to the human realm.