Mahabharata 9.45.5 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 45, Shloka 5

Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission

Devanagari script

पूष्णा भगेनार्यम्णा च अंशेन च विवस्वता । रुद्रश्न सहितो धीमान्‌ मित्रेण वरुणेन च

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

pūṣṇā bhagena aryamṇā ca aṃśena ca vivasvatā |

rudraiḥ saha ito dhīmān mitreṇa varuṇena ca |

rudravasubhir ādityair aśvibhyāṃ ca vṛtaḥ prabhuḥ ||

Translation

قال فايشَمبايانا: كان الربّ الجبّار محاطًا ببوشَن وبهاگا وأريَمان وأمْشَة وفيفَسْوَت (الشمس)، ومصحوبًا برودرا الحكيم مع مِترا وفَرونا؛ كما أحاطت به أيضًا جموع الرودرا والڤاسو والآديتيا والتوأمان الأشفين. ويُبرز المشهد كيف يلتئم النظام الكوني والسلطان الإلهي حول قائدٍ واحد، مُثبتًا شرعيته ومؤكِّدًا العون الميمون في خضمّ السرد الحربي المتصاعد.

Word by Word

• पूष्णा: by Pūṣan
• पूष्णा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूषन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भगेन: by Bhaga
• भगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अर्यम्णा: by Aryaman
• अर्यम्णा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्यमा
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अंशेन: by Aṃśa
• अंशेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विवस्वता: by Vivasvat (Sun)
• विवस्वता: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवस्वत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• रुद्रैः: by the Rudras
• रुद्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सहितः: accompanied (together) with
• सहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धीमान्: wise
• धीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मित्रेण: by Mitra
• मित्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वरुणेन: by Varuṇa
• वरुणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वसुभिः: by the Vasus
• वसुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आदित्यैः: by the Ādityas
• आदित्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अश्विभ्याम्: by the two Aśvins
• अश्विभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वृतः: surrounded
• वृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभुः: the lord
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pūṣan
• Bhaga
• Aryaman
• Aṃśa
• Vivasvat (Sūrya)
• Rudra
• Mitra
• Varuṇa
• Rudras
• Vasus
• Ādityas
• Aśvins (Aśvinīkumāras)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes that rightful authority and decisive action in a crisis are strengthened when aligned with cosmic order (ṛta) and supported by forces representing law, friendship, fortune, and disciplined power—symbolized by the gathering of major Vedic deities around the central figure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a divine congregation: prominent deities—Pūṣan, Bhaga, Aryaman, Aṃśa, Vivasvat, Rudra, Mitra, Varuṇa—along with groups like the Rudras, Vasus, Ādityas, and the Aśvins, stand surrounding a mighty lordly figure, marking a moment of divine endorsement and heightened auspicious power within the war-time setting.