Shloka 9

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

Sanskrit

दीक्षितो ब्राह्मणः सोम इत्येतास्तनवः क्रमात् ।

सुवर्चला तथैवोमा विकेशी चापरा स्वधा ॥

Transliteration

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

Translation

«Посвящённый (аскет), брахман и Сома» — это (вместе с прежними) обители в надлежащем порядке. Их супруги: Суварчала, также Ума, Викеши и ещё одна по имени Свадха.

Word by Word

• dīkṣitaḥ: the initiated one
• dīkṣitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīkṣita (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √dīkṣ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle used as noun/adjective: 'initiated')

• brāhmaṇaḥ: a brāhmaṇa
• brāhmaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• somaḥ: Soma
• somaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• iti: thus (named)
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle marking end of designation)

• etāḥ: these
• etāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• tanavaḥ: forms/bodies (manifestations)
• tanavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• kramāt: in sequence
• kramāt: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावेन (used adverbially: 'in order/successively')

• suvarcalā: Suvarcalā
• suvarcalā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suvarcalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• umā: Umā
• umā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vikeśī: Vikeśī
• vikeśī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vikeśinī/vikeśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• aparā: another
• aparā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying svadhā)

• svadhā: Svadhā
• svadhā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svadhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrative voice

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Rudra/Śiva (as eightfold)
• Soma
• Umā

Shakti Aspects

• Umā is named as a consort; no Devi Mahatmya context here

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Rudra correspondences
• Consorts (śakti) as relational mapping

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

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.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

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

What is the esoteric significance?

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.