Shloka 75

Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu

Sanskrit

बलबन्धुर्महावीर्यः सुयष्टव्यस्तथापरः ।

सत्यकाद्यास्तथैवासन् रैवतस्य मनोः सुताः ॥

Transliteration

balabandhur mahāvīryaḥ suyaṣṭavyas tathāparaḥ | satyakādyās tathaivāsan raivatasya manoḥ sutāḥ ||

Translation

Балабандху, Махавирья, а также Суяшта́вья; и Сатьяка и прочие—таковы были сыновья Райваты Ману.

Word by Word

• बलबन्धुः: Balabandhu (name)
• बलबन्धुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल + बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): बलस्य बन्धुः (नाम)

• महावीर्यः: of great valor
• महावीर्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) बलबन्धोः

• सुयष्टव्यः: (one) to be worshipped well / worthy of good sacrifice (name/epithet)
• सुयष्टव्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज् (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-कृदन्त (gerundive/future passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) (नामरूपेण)

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• अपरः: another (one)
• अपरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण/संज्ञा (another/one more)

• सत्यकाद्याः: Satyaka and others
• सत्यकाद्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यक + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ अन्त-समास (etc.): सत्यक-आदयः

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• रैवतस्य: of Raivata
• रैवतस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मनोः: of Manu
• मनोः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speakers

• Markandeya speaking

Key Themes

• Genealogy
• Royal lineages
• Manvantara chronology

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Naming progeny is not merely biological genealogy: it encodes continuity of dharma through dynastic succession, implying that social order is transmitted through lineages aligned to Manu.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Manvantara/Vaṃśa: while primarily manvantara material, listing sons also supports vaṃśānucarita (dynastic chronicles) within the Purāṇic framework.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘sons of Manu’ motif symbolizes the diversification of a single cosmic law (Manu-dharma) into multiple governing streams in the world.