Shloka 55

Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship

Sanskrit

ऊरु-पुरु-शतद्युम्नप्रमुखाः सुमहाबलाः ।

चाक्षुषस्य मनोः पुत्राः पृथिवीपतयोऽभवन् ॥

Transliteration

ūru-puru-śatadyumnapramukhāḥ sumahābalāḥ / cākṣuṣasya manoḥ putrāḥ pṛthivīpatayo 'bhavan

Translation

ఉరు, పురు, శతద్యుమ్న మొదలైన మహాబలులు చాక్షుష మనువు కుమారులు; వారు భూమికి అధిపతులు (రాజులు) అయ్యారు.

Word by Word

• ऊरु-पुरु-शतद्युम्न-प्रमुखाः: those whose leaders were Ūru, Puru, and Śatadyumna
• ऊरु-पुरु-शतद्युम्न-प्रमुखाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊरु + पुरु + शतद्युम्न + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (ऊरु-पुरु-शतद्युम्नाः प्रमुखाः येषां ते)

• सु-महा-बलाः: very mighty
• सु-महा-बलाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-महा-बल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु + महा + बल)

• चाक्षुषस्य: of Cākṣuṣa
• चाक्षुषस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाक्षुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मनोः: of Manu
• मनोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• पृथिवीपतयः: lords of the earth (kings)
• पृथिवीपतयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी-पति (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पृथिव्याः पतयः)

• अभवन्: became/were
• अभवन्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speakers

• Narrator (Mārkaṇḍeya)

Primary Deities

• Cākṣuṣa Manu

Key Themes

• Genealogy
• Kingship
• Cosmology
• Manvantara chronology

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Kingship is presented as an extension of cosmic order: Manu’s line produces rulers who are expected to stabilize dharma on earth.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita: genealogical succession and the deeds/status of descendants; also embedded within Manvantara narration.

What is the esoteric significance?

The transition from Manu (cosmic lawgiver) to ‘pṛthivīpati’ (earth-lord) symbolizes descent of celestial law into terrestrial governance.