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
चतुर्थोऽपि गणो देवाः प्रतर्दना इति निर्दिष्टः, हे मुनिश्रेष्ठ, तस्मिन् औत्तमे मन्वन्तरान्तरे।
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.