Shloka 13

Adhyaya 53 — Rudrasarga and the Measure of the Manvantaras: Svayambhuva Manu, Priyavrata’s Line, and the Seven Dvipas

Sanskrit

प्रियव्रतात् प्रजावत्यां वीरात् कन्या व्यजायत ।

कन्या सा तु महाभागा कर्दमस्य प्रजापते ॥

Transliteration

priyavratāt prajāvatyāṃ vīrāt kanyā vyajāyata |

kanyā sā tu mahābhāgā kardamasya prajāpate ||

Translation

ବୀର ପ୍ରିୟବ୍ରତ ଓ ପ୍ରଜାବତୀଙ୍କ ଠାରୁ ଗୋଟିଏ କନ୍ୟା ଜନ୍ମିଲା। ସେହି ପୁଣ୍ୟବତୀ କନ୍ୟା ପ୍ରଜାପତି କର୍ଦମଙ୍କ ସହ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧିତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

• priyavratāt: from Priyavrata
• priyavratāt: Apādāna (अपादान/पञ्चमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyavrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th—पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• prajāvatyām: in/through Prajāvatī (his wife)
• prajāvatyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajāvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th—सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vīrāt: from Vīra
• vīrāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th—पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• kanyā: a daughter
• kanyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vyajāyata: was born
• vyajāyata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + jan (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्—Imperfect), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• kanyā: the girl/daughter
• kanyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to previous kanyā

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• mahā-bhāgā: very fortunate
• mahā-bhāgā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: 'greatly fortunate'

• kardamasya: of Kardama
• kardamasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kardama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th—षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• prajāpate: of the Prajāpati
• prajāpate: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajāpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th—षष्ठी) Singular (एकवचन) — Vedic/epic alternate ending -e for -eḥ; 'of Prajāpati'

Speakers

• Narrative section (dynastic genealogy)

Primary Deities

• Priyavrata
• Kardama Prajāpati

Key Themes

• Genealogy
• Prajapatis
• Dynastic alliances

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purāṇic genealogy highlights dharmic continuity through both sons and daughters; marital/lineage links to Prajāpatis legitimize social and cosmic progeny.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita: detailing progeny and the interlinking of royal and Prajāpati lines.

What is the esoteric significance?

The daughter’s linkage to a Prajāpati suggests the bridging of ‘royal order’ and ‘creative order’—kṣatra power aligned to progenitive/cosmic authority.