Shloka 7

Adhyaya 80 — Vaivasvata Manvantara: Enumeration of Manus and the Eighth Manu Sāvarṇi

Sanskrit

इत्यादिकस्तु सुतपा देवानां विंशको गणः ।

प्रभुर्विभुर्विभासाद्यस्तथान्यो विंशको गणः ॥

Transliteration

ityādikas tu sutapā devānāṃ viṃśako gaṇaḥ / prabhur vibhur vibhāsādyas tathānyo viṃśako gaṇaḥ

Translation

Ang mga pangalang nagsisimula sa mga ito ang bumubuo sa pangkat Sutapā na dalawampung diyos. Gayundin, may isa pang pangkat na dalawampu na nagsisimula kina Prabhu, Vibhu, at Vibhāsa.

Word by Word

• इत्यादिकः: beginning with these/and so on
• इत्यादिकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इति-आदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (इति + आदिकः = ‘beginning with “iti/so”’, i.e., ‘and so on’)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• सुतपाः: the Sutapās
• सुतपाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुतपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• विंशकः: a set of twenty
• विंशकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विंशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गणः: group/host
• गणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रभुः: Prabhu
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विभुः: Vibhu
• विभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विभासाद्यः: beginning with Vibhāsa
• विभासाद्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभास-आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (आद्यः = ‘beginning with’; विभासः as first member)

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

• अन्यः: another
• अन्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• विंशकः: a set of twenty
• विंशकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विंशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गणः: group/host
• गणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the manvantara account (speaker not explicit in this verse)

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Enumeration/metrics in Purāṇic lists
• Deva classifications

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purāṇic pedagogy often uses abbreviated list-markers (‘ityādika’) to indicate vast structured knowledge—inviting the hearer to recognize order without being burdened by exhaustive repetition.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Manvantara: cataloguing deva-hosts and their groupings is part of the manvantara profile.

What is the esoteric significance?

The shift from one deva-group to another hints that cosmic functions are modular: different ‘sets’ of powers operate together as a unit, reflecting layered governance in subtle cosmology.