Shloka 57
Adhyaya 74 — King Svarashtra, the Deer-Queen’s Curse, and the Rise of Tamasa Manu
Sanskrit
सत्यास्तथान्ये सुधियः सुरूपा हरयस्तथा ।
एते देवगणास्तत्र सप्तविंशतिकाः मुने ॥
Transliteration
satyāstathānye sudhiyaḥ surūpā harayastathā / ete devagaṇāstatra saptaviṃśatikā mune
Translation
وہاں دیوتاؤں کے گروہ ستیہ، انیہ، سدھیہ، سُروپ اور ہَرَیَ تھے۔ اے منی، وہ الٰہی جماعتیں ستائیس (تعداد میں) تھیں۔
Word by Word
satyāḥthe Satyas (a class of gods)
satyāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) (in list)
TypeNoun
Rootsatya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; देवगण-नाम (proper class name)
tathāalso
tathā:
Samuccaya/Anvaya (समुच्चय/अन्वय)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; ‘also/likewise’
anyeothers
anye:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootanya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
sudhiyaḥthe Sudhiyas (good-minded ones)
sudhiyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsu-dhi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: सु (good) + धि (intellect) → ‘good-minded’ (as a class-name)
surūpāḥthe Surūpas (fair-formed ones)
surūpāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsu-rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: सु + रूप
harayaḥthe Haris
harayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roothari (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; देवगण-नाम
tathāalso
tathā:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; ‘also’
etethese
ete:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; demonstrative pronoun
deva-gaṇāḥgroups of gods
deva-gaṇāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: देवानां गणाः
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)
saptaviṃśatikāḥtwenty-seven (in number)
saptaviṃśatikāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsapta (प्रातिपदिक) + viṃśati (प्रातिपदिक) + ka (प्रत्यय)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (numeral compound) meaning ‘consisting of 27’; adjective qualifying ‘deva-gaṇāḥ’
muneO sage
mune:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन
Speakers
Markandeya narrating
Key Themes
Cosmological taxonomyManvantara enumerationDeva classes
FAQs
Purāṇic cosmology stresses ordered plurality: many divine classes cooperate within a single age, suggesting dharma is upheld through coordinated functions.
Manvantara: listing of deva-gaṇas is a core Manvantara marker across Purāṇic literature.
Named deva-classes can be interpreted as differentiated ‘powers’ (śaktis in a general sense) that manifest harmoniously when an age is properly ordered.