Shloka 49

Expansion of Creation through Dakṣa and Kaśyapa: Devas, Dānavas, Nāgas, Birds, and Cosmic Offices

Devanagari script

विप्रचित्तिः प्रधानोभूदेषां मध्ये महाबलः । द्विरष्टमूर्द्धा शकुनिस्तथा शंकुशिरोधरः

Transliteration

vipracittiḥ pradhānobhūdeṣāṃ madhye mahābalaḥ | dviraṣṭamūrddhā śakunistathā śaṃkuśirodharaḥ

Translation

Trong số họ, Vipracitti hùng mạnh trở thành bậc đứng đầu; và còn có Dviraṣṭamūrdhā, Śakunī, cùng Śaṅkuśirodhara.

Word by Word

• vipracittiḥ: Vipracitti
• vipracittiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipracitti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; नाम

• pradhānaḥ: chief
• pradhānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pradhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; विशेषण

• abhūt: became
• abhūt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्, Imperfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• eṣām: of these
• eṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana (plural); सर्वनाम

• madhye: in the midst
• madhye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; अधिकरण (location)

• mahābalaḥ: mighty
• mahābalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; विशेषण (appositional)

• dviraṣṭamūrddhā: (one) with sixteen heads
• dviraṣṭamūrddhā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi-aṣṭa-mūrddhan (प्रातिपदिक; द्वि + अष्ट + मूर्द्धन्)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; द्विगुसमास; नाम (epithet)

• śakuniḥ: Śakuni
• śakuniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakuni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; नाम

• tathā: and also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction/adverb (समुच्चय/तुल्यवृत्ति)

• śaṃkuśirodharaḥ: Śaṅkuśirodhara (bearing a cone-like head)
• śaṃkuśirodharaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃku-śiras-dhara (प्रातिपदिक; शंकु + शिरस् + धर)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; नाम (epithet)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; specific dialogue speaker not identifiable from this single verse alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: pradhānobhūt = pradhānaḥ + abhūt; dviraṣṭamūrddhā is a dvigu compound (dvi+aṣṭa=16) qualifying mūrddhan; śaṃkuśirodharaḥ = śaṃku + śiras + dhara.

Characters & Entities

• Vipracitti
• Dviraṣṭamūrdhā
• Śakunī
• Śaṅkuśirodhara

FAQs

Who is Vipracitti in the Padma Purana context?

Vipracitti is presented as a powerful Daitya/Asura figure who becomes the leader among the group being enumerated in this creation-era genealogy.

What is the main purpose of this verse in Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa?

It functions as a catalog-style genealogical notice, naming prominent beings and indicating hierarchy (Vipracitti as chief) within an early cosmological listing.

Does this verse teach a direct ethical or bhakti lesson?

Not directly; it is primarily descriptive (genealogical). Ethical or devotional implications, if any, would come from the broader narrative context of the chapter rather than this standalone list-verse.