Shloka 23

Adhyaya 53 — Rudrasarga and the Measure of the Manvantaras: Svayambhuva Manu, Priyavrata’s Line, and the Seven Dvipas

Sanskrit

कुशलो मनुगश्चोष्णः प्राकरश्चार्थकारकः । मुनिश्च दुन्दुभिश्चैव सप्तमः परिकीर्तितः ॥

Transliteration

kuśalo manugaś coṣṇaḥ prākaraś cārthakārakaḥ | muniś ca dundubhiś caiva saptamaḥ parikīrtitaḥ ||

Translation

俱舍罗（Kuśala）、摩奴伽（Manuga）、乌施那（Oṣṇa）、钵罗迦罗（Prākara）、义作（Arthakāraka）、牟尼（Muni）与敦度毗（Dundubhi），被宣说为七子。

Word by Word

• कुशलः: Kuśala (name)
• कुशलः: विषय/कर्ता (name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.)

• मनुगः: Manuga (name)
• मनुगः: विषय/कर्ता (name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• उष्णः: Uṣṇa (name)
• उष्णः: विषय/कर्ता (name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.)

• प्राकरः: Prākara (name)
• प्राकरः: विषय/कर्ता (name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अर्थकारकः: Arthakāraka (name)
• अर्थकारकः: विषय/कर्ता (name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.); तत्पुरुषः (अर्थं करोति/अर्थस्य कारकः) as proper name

• मुनिः: Muni (name)
• मुनिः: विषय/कर्ता (name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• दुन्दुभिः: Dundubhi (name)
• दुन्दुभिः: विषय/कर्ता (name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.) (i-stem; form identical to Instr. sg. in some paradigms, but here as name in Nom.)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: निपात (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• सप्तमः: the seventh
• सप्तमः: विशेषण (viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रमवाचक; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.)

• परिकीर्तितः: is declared/proclaimed
• परिकीर्तितः: क्रिया (predicate; passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.); कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थः ‘is proclaimed’

Speakers

• Puranic narrator (cosmography section)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Genealogy
• Cosmology
• Toponymy

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Several names encode social functions (arthakāraka ‘wealth-maker’, muni ‘sage’), suggesting an ideal society where prosperity, wisdom, and protection (prākara) coexist.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Vamśa: genealogical cataloging in service of cosmographic description.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘sevenfold’ pattern echoes Puranic fondness for heptads (sapta), hinting at completeness/totality in the ordering of space and lineage.