Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 73, Shloka 4
Adhyaya 73 — The Uttama Manvantara: Classes of Devas, Indra Sushanti, and the Royal Lineage
Sanskrit
प्रतर्दनाख्यश्च गणो देवानां मुनिसत्तम ।
चतुर्थस्तत्र कथित औत्तमस्यान्तरे मनोः ॥
Transliteration
pratardanākhyaś ca gaṇo devānāṃ munisattama / caturthas tatra kathita auttamasyāntare manoḥ
Translation
ਅਤੇ ਹੇ ਮੁਨੀਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ, ਉਸ ਔੱਤਮ ਮਨਵੰਤਰ ਦੇ ਅੰਤਰਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੌਥੇ ਗਣ ਵਜੋਂ ‘ਪ੍ਰਤર્દਨ’ ਨਾਮ ਦੇ ਦੇਵਾਂ ਦਾ ਵੀ ਉਲੇਖ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
pratardana-ākhyaḥnamed Pratardana
pratardana-ākhyaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpratardana + ākhya (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; ‘named Pratardana’
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction
gaṇaḥgroup/host
gaṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootgaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular
devānāmof the gods
devānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th), Plural
muni-sattamaO best of sages
muni-sattama:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni + sattama (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
FormMasculine, Vocative (8th), Singular
caturthaḥfourth
caturthaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootcaturtha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; ordinal; agrees with gaṇaḥ (understood)
tatrathere/in that context
tatra:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb of place (देशवाचक)
kathitaḥis said/declared
kathitaḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया/predicative)
TypeVerb
Rootkath (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; predicative ‘is said/declared’
auttamasyaof Auttama
auttamasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootauttama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th), Singular
antarein/during (the period)
antare:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootantara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th), Singular; ‘within/during’
manoḥof Manu
manoḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootmanu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th), Singular
Speakers
Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing enumeration)
Key Themes
CosmologyManvantaraDeva classifications
FAQs
Purāṇic cosmology emphasizes ordered plurality: many divine functions operate in coordinated ‘groups’ rather than as a single monolithic power.
Manvantara: part of the standard listing of deva groups for a given Manu.
A ‘gaṇa’ suggests a structured set of forces. The sequence of groups can be contemplated as successive layers of cosmic function unfolding within an epoch.