Shloka 64

Pṛthu’s Earth-Milking, the Etymology of ‘Pṛthivī,’ and the Vaivasvata (Solar) Genealogy

Devanagari script

पृथक्चकार तेजश्च चक्रं विष्णोः प्रकल्पयत् । त्रिशूलं चापि रुद्रस्य वज्रमिंद्रस्य चापरं

Transliteration

pṛthakcakāra tejaśca cakraṃ viṣṇoḥ prakalpayat | triśūlaṃ cāpi rudrasya vajramiṃdrasya cāparaṃ

Translation

แล้วเขาแยกพลังทิพย์ (เตชะ) ออก และสร้างจักรของพระวิษณุ; เช่นเดียวกันได้ทำตรีศูลของพระรุทระ และต่อมาทำวัชระของพระอินทร์

Word by Word

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/भेदवाचक (adverb: separately)

• चकार: made/did
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• तेजः: splendor/energy
• तेजः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• चक्रम्: discus
• चक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रकल्पयत्: fashioned/arranged
• प्रकल्पयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• त्रिशूलम्: trident
• त्रिशूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘त्रीणि शूलानि यस्मिन्’ (trident)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra
• रुद्रस्य: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वज्रम्: thunderbolt
• वज्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इन्द्रस्य: of Indra
• इन्द्रस्य: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• अपरम्: another/other (weapon)
• अपरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (another/other)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: पृथक्चकार = पृथक् + चकार; तेजश्च = तेजः + च; चापि = च + अपि; वज्रमिंद्रस्य = वज्रम् + इन्द्रस्य; चापरं = च + अपरम्

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Rudra
• Indra

FAQs

What is being described in this verse?

The verse describes the fashioning of iconic divine weapons—Vishnu’s discus (cakra), Rudra’s trident (triśūla), and Indra’s thunderbolt (vajra)—from separated or apportioned divine energy (tejas).

What does the mention of multiple deities’ weapons suggest theologically?

It presents a harmonizing Purāṇic motif: different gods preside over distinct cosmic functions, and their characteristic weapons symbolize those functions, all ultimately grounded in a common divine potency (tejas).

What ethical or practical lesson can be taken from this verse?

Power (tejas) becomes beneficial when properly apportioned and purposefully shaped—symbolizing disciplined use of strength in service of cosmic order (dharma), rather than as undirected force.