Shloka 25
अनिलस्य शिवा भार्या तस्या: पुत्रो मनोजव: । अविज्ञातगतिश्चैव द्वौ पुत्रावनिलस्य तु,अनिलकी भार्याका नाम शिवा है। उसके दो पुत्र हैं--मनोजव तथा अविज्ञातगति। इस प्रकार अनिलके दो पुत्र कहे गये हैं
anilasya śivā bhāryā tasyāḥ putro manojavaḥ | avijñātagatiś caiva dvau putrāv anilasya tu ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Anila (the Wind-god) has a wife named Śivā. From her were born his sons Manojava (“swift as the mind”) and Avijñātagati (“of unknowable course”). Thus, Anila is described as having these two sons.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how qualities of a cosmic force (wind) are mirrored in its offspring: swiftness (Manojava) and inscrutability of motion (Avijñātagati). In Mahābhārata’s genealogical style, such naming conveys character and function, reminding readers that nature’s powers are understood through meaningful lineages and attributes.
Vaiśampāyana is listing genealogical details: he identifies Anila’s wife as Śivā and names their two sons, Manojava and Avijñātagati, thereby completing a small segment of a broader catalog of beings and their progeny in Ādi Parva.