Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 53, Shloka 8

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

Sanskrit

सावर्णिः पञ्च रौच्याश्च भौत्याश्चागामिनस्त्वमी ।

एतेषां विस्तरं भूयो मन्वन्तरपरिग्रहे ॥

Transliteration

sāvarṇiḥ pañca raucyāś ca bhautyāś cāgāminas tv amī | eteṣāṃ vistaraṃ bhūyo manvantaraparigrahe

Translation

萨伐尔尼（Sāvarṇi）、五位劳恰（Raucyas）以及婆乌提耶（Bhoutya）——这些是未来将至的摩奴。关于他们的详尽叙述，将在论述诸摩奴劫时于后文再行说明。

Word by Word

• सावर्णिः: Sāvarṇi (Manu)
• सावर्णिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावर्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषनाम (future Manu)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत् (indeclinable numeral)

• रौच्याः: Raucyas (Manus)
• रौच्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौच्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषनाम (Manus)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• भौत्याः: Bhautyas (Manus)
• भौत्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भौत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषनाम (Manus)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• आगामिनः: forthcoming/future
• आगामिनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगामिन् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त/नामधातु-प्रत्ययान्त (आगामिन् = coming), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण (एते)

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

• अमी: these (those)
• अमी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• एतेषाम्: of these
• एतेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• विस्तरम्: detail/expansion
• विस्तरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• भूयः: further/more
• भूयः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: again/further)

• मन्वन्तर-परिग्रहे: in the treatment/account of manvantaras
• मन्वन्तर-परिग्रहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्वन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + परिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (मन्वन्तरस्य परिग्रहः = in the account/section on manvantaras)

Speakers

• Mārkaṇḍeya

Key Themes

• Manvantara chronology
• Future cosmic cycles
• Textual roadmap (promise of elaboration)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The cosmos is portrayed as forward-moving with renewed stewardship; this supports hope and continuity—dharma is not exhausted but cyclically re-established.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Manvantara: projection of future Manus and an internal cross-reference to fuller manvantara catalogues.

What is the esoteric significance?

Future Manus can be read as latent possibilities of order: the universe holds ‘unmanifest administrations’—structured potentials not yet unfolded.