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
在那里，诸天的诸部为：萨提亚（Satyas）、阿尼亚（Anyas）、苏提亚（Sudhiyas）、苏卢帕（Surūpas），以及同样的哈拉亚（Harayas）。圣者啊，这些天众合计二十七位。
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.