Shloka 95

Rudra’s Removal of Brahmahatyā; Kapālamocana and Avimukta Māhātmya; Origins of Nara and Karṇa

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Devanagari script

सांगोपांगेतिहासांश्च सरहस्यान्ससंग्रहान् । वेदानधीते वक्त्रेण पंचमेनोर्द्ध्वचक्षुषा

Transliteration

sāṃgopāṃgetihāsāṃśca sarahasyānsasaṃgrahān | vedānadhīte vaktreṇa paṃcamenorddhvacakṣuṣā

Translation

وبفمه الخامس — وعيناه شاخصتان إلى العلو — درس الفيدات مع ملحقاتها، والإتيهاسات، وتعاليمها الباطنة، والمجاميع المجموعة.

Word by Word

• साङ्गोपाङ्ग-इतिहासान्: the histories with their limbs and sub-limbs (ancillaries)
• साङ्गोपाङ्ग-इतिहासान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स-अङ्ग-उप-अङ्ग-इतिहास (प्रातिपदिक; साङ्गोपाङ्ग + इतिहास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विशेषणपूर्वपद), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• स-रहस्यान्: with (their) secrets
• स-रहस्यान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-रहस्य (प्रातिपदिक; स + रहस्य)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सह-भाव), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (with secrets)

• स-संग्रहान्: with (their) collections/compendia
• स-संग्रहान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-संग्रह (प्रातिपदिक; स + संग्रह)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सह-भाव), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (with compilations/collections)

• वेदान्: the Vedas
• वेदान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अधीते: studies/recites
• अधीते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-इ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (अधीते = he studies/recites)

• वक्त्रेण: with (his) mouth/face
• वक्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• पञ्चमेन: with the fifth
• पञ्चमेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (क्रमसंख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (with the fifth)

• ऊर्ध्व-चक्षुषा: with the upward eye
• ऊर्ध्व-चक्षुषा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्ध्व-चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक; ऊर्ध्व + चक्षुस्)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सांगोपांगेतिहासांश्च → साङ्गोपाङ्ग-इतिहासान् + च; सरहस्यान्ससंग्रहान् → स-रहस्यान् + स-संग्रहान्; वेदानधीते → वेदान् + अधीते; पंचमेनोर्द्ध्वचक्षुषा → पञ्चमेन + ऊर्ध्व-चक्षुषा.

FAQs

What does this verse imply by studying the Vedas with Vedāṅgas and Itihāsas?

It presents Vedic learning as complete only when supported by its auxiliary sciences (Vedāṅgas) and interpretive traditions such as Itihāsas, indicating a holistic scriptural curriculum.

What is meant by “rahasya” in this context?

Rahasya refers to the inner or esoteric purport of the teachings—interpretations and contemplative meanings that go beyond literal recitation.

Why mention a “fifth mouth” and an upward gaze?

The imagery signals extraordinary, multi-faceted knowledge and a transcendence-oriented focus—learning directed toward higher truth rather than merely worldly aims.