Shloka 46

Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship

Sanskrit

चाक्षुषेत्याह तं ब्रह्मा तपसो विनिवर्तयन् ।

पूर्वनाम्ना बभूवाथ प्रख्यातश्चाक्षुषो मनुः ॥

Transliteration

cākṣuṣetyāha taṃ brahmā tapaso vinivartayan / pūrvanāmnā babhūvātha prakhyātaś cākṣuṣo manuḥ

Translation

当他被从苦行中劝回时，梵天称他为“恰克舒沙（Cākṣuṣa）”；此后，他便以旧名著称，名为“恰克舒沙·摩奴”。

Word by Word

• cākṣuṣa: O Cākṣuṣa
• cākṣuṣa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cākṣuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-सूचक

• āha: said
• āha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tapasaḥ: from austerity
• tapasaḥ: Apādāna/Source (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vinivartayan: withdrawing (him)
• vinivartayan: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/सहकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (धातु) उपसर्गः vi-ni- + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (while) turning back/withdrawing

• pūrva-nāmnā: by the former name
• pūrva-nāmnā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (pūrvaṃ nāma = former name)

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• prakhyātaḥ: became renowned
• prakhyātaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-khyā (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (became) renowned

• cākṣuṣaḥ: Cākṣuṣa
• cākṣuṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cākṣuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• manuḥ: Manu
• manuḥ: Apposition/Identifier (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speakers

• Mārkaṇḍeya narrating; Brahmā naming Cākṣuṣa

Primary Deities

• Brahmā

Key Themes

• Manu succession
• Naming and cosmic roles
• Authority of Brahmā

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Identity in Purāṇic cosmology is role-based: a being is ‘named’ into office, indicating that cosmic function and moral authority are conferred, not self-assumed.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Manvantara: it formally identifies the Manu whose period will now be described.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Cākṣuṣa’ (connected with sight/eye) can be read symbolically: the Manu is the ‘seer’ of order—one who oversees the visible arrangement of dharma in a cycle.