Shloka 35

Adhyaya 78 — Hymn to Surya and the Distribution of Solar Splendour; Genealogy of Vaivasvata and Chaya’s Line

Sanskrit

तस्य वैवस्वतस्याहं मनोः सप्तममन्तरम् ।

कथयामि सुतान्भूपानृषीन्देवान्सुराधिपम् ॥

Transliteration

tasya vaivasvatas yāhaṃ manoḥ saptamam antaram | kathayāmi sutān bhūpān ṛṣīn devān surādhipam ||

Translation

Nay ta sẽ thuật lại Manvantara thứ bảy của Vaivasvata Manu—các con trai của ngài, các vua chúa, các hiền thánh (ṛṣi), các thần, và chúa tể của chư thần (Indra).

Word by Word

• tasya: of him/of that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/General), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (Singular); pronoun

• vaivasvatasya: of Vaivasvata
• vaivasvatasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaivasvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (Singular); patronymic/epithet

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (Singular); 1st person pronoun

• manoḥ: of Manu
• manoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (Singular)

• saptamam: seventh
• saptamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular); ordinal adjective qualifying antaram

• antaram: interval/Manvantara period
• antaram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular)

• kathayāmi: I narrate/tell
• kathayāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present, लट्), Uttama puruṣa (1st person), Ekavacana (Singular); parasmaipada

• sutān: sons
• sutān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• bhūpān: kings
• bhūpān: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition/list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• ṛṣīn: sages
• ṛṣīn: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition/list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• devān: gods
• devān: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition/list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• surādhipam: lord of the gods (Indra)
• surādhipam: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition/list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura-adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular); compound: sura + adhipa = 'lord of the gods'

Speakers

• Narrative voice (Purāṇic narrator; immediate speaker not explicit in the extracted verse)

Primary Deities

• Indra

Key Themes

• Manvantara
• Purāṇic enumeration
• Cosmic administration
• Genealogical cataloging

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse signals a Purāṇic method: dharma is taught through structured remembrance—lists of rulers, sages, and gods—showing that cosmic and social orders mirror each other.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Manvantara: it explicitly introduces the seventh Manvantara’s roster (devas, ṛṣis, Indra, kings), a classic Purāṇic manvantara-description unit.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘catalog’ form itself is esoteric pedagogy: it trains the mind to see time as patterned cycles rather than linear chaos, supporting a contemplative grasp of cosmic rhythm.