एतेषां चान्वये जातान्विनीतांस्त्रिदशा ददुः
And the gods gave well-trained ones born in their lineage to the Thirty-three.
द्विरदो रदनद्वाभ्यां हस्ती हस्तात्करात्करी
An elephant is called dvirada because of its two tusks, hastī because of its hand-like trunk, and karātkarī for the same reason.
कुञ्जरः कुञ्जचारित्वान्नागो नगम्यमस्य यत्
It is called kuñjara because it acts like a kuñja, nāga because it is fit for mountains.
सामजः सामजातत्वादिति निर्वचनक्रमः
It is called sāmaja because it is born from the Sāman; thus goes the sequence of names.
बलस्यानवबोधो यो या चैषां गूढमुष्कता
Their strength is not fully known, and their hidden testicles are also noted.
देवदानगन्धर्वपिशाचोरगरक्षसाम्
Of the gods, donors, gandharvas, piśācas, serpents, and rākṣasas—
संभूतिश्च प्रसूतिश्च नामनिर्वचनं तथा
Their origin, birth, and the explanation of their names are likewise described.
कौशिक्या ह्यासमुद्रात्तु गङ्गायश्च यदुत्तरम्
North of the Ganges, up to the ocean, is the region of Kauśikī.
उत्तरं चैव विध्यस्य गङ्गाया दक्षिणं च यत्
To the north of the Vidhya and to the south of the Ganga,
अपरेणोत्कलं चैव कावेरीभ्यश्च पश्चिमम्
And beyond, to Utkala, and to the west of the Kaveri rivers,
अपरेणतु लौहित्यमासिंधोः पश्चिमेन तु
And further, to the Lauhitya, and to the west of the Sindhu,
भूता विजज्ञे भूतांस्तु रुद्रस्यानुचरानिह
Beings were born—these beings here are the attendants of Rudra.
लंबकर्णान्प्रलंबौष्ठान् लंबजिह्वांस्तनूदरान्
With pendant ears, hanging lips, long tongues, and thin bellies,
सकृष्णगौरान्नीलांश्च श्वेतान्वै लोहिताननान्
Black, tawny, blue, white, and red-faced ones,
मुञ्जकेशान्त्दृष्टरोम्णः सर्वयज्ञोपवीतिनः
With muñja grass hair, visible body hair, all wearing sacred threads,
चण्डांश्च विकटांश्चैव निर्मितांश्च द्विजिह्वकान्
Fierce and misshapen ones, and those created with double tongues,
सरः श्रेष्ठसमुद्राद्रिनदीपुलिनसेविनः
Frequenters of the best lakes, seas, mountains, rivers, and riverbanks,
दंष्ट्रिणो नखिनश्चैव निर्दन्तांश्च विजिह्वकान्
With fangs, with claws, toothless ones, and those with split tongues,
एकपादान्द्विपादांश्च त्रिपादान्बहुपादकान्
With one foot, two feet, three feet, and many-footed ones,
सर्वत्रगातप्रतिघातब्रह्मज्ञान्कामरूपिणः
Moving everywhere, unimpeded, knowing Brahman, assuming any form at will,
कूटदन्तान्महाजिह्वान्विकेशान्विकृताननान्
With crooked teeth, great tongues, disheveled hair, and deformed faces,
धन्विनो मुद्गरधरा नसिशूलधरांस्तथा
Armed with bows, wielding clubs, and bearing nose-spears as well,
अन्नादान्पिशितादांश्च सुरापान्सोमपांस्तथा
Eaters of food, eaters of flesh, drinkers of liquor, and drinkers of soma,
नक्तञ्चराः खरस्पर्शा घोरास्तेषां निशाचराः
Night-wanderers, rough to the touch, terrible—these are the night-roaming beings.
नैषां भार्यास्ति पुत्रा वा सर्वे ते ह्यूर्ध्वरेतसः
They have neither wives nor sons; all of them are of upward-flowing seed.
भवपारिषदास्ते वै सर्वे भूताः प्रकीर्त्तिताः
These beings, thus described, are all the attendants of Bhava.
मिथुनेन पिशाचांश्च वर्णेन कपिशेन तु
With the pair, the Piśācas too, having a tawny color,
युग्मानि षोडशाद्यानि वर्त्तमानस्तदन्वयः
The first sixteen pairs, and those that follow in their lineage,
छगलश्छगला चैव वक्रो वक्रमुखी तथा
The male and female goat, the crooked one and the crooked-mouthed one,
विपादश्च विपादी च ज्वाला चाङ्गारकस्तथा
The one with deformed feet, the female with deformed feet, the flame, and likewise the one made of embers,