Shloka 11

Devanagari script

उपसन्युरुवाच नास्ति शर्वसमो देवो नास्ति शर्वसमा गति: । नास्ति शर्वसमो दाने नास्ति शर्वसमो रणे

Transliteration

Upasanyur uvāca: nāsti Śarva-samo devo nāsti Śarva-samā gatiḥ | nāsti Śarva-samo dāne nāsti Śarva-samo raṇe ||

Translation

Upasanyu said: “There is no god equal to Śarva; there is no refuge or final goal equal to Śarva. In generosity none equals Śarva, and in battle none equals Śarva.”

Word by Word

उपसन्युःUpasanyu (proper name)

उवाचsaid

नnot

अस्तिis/exists

शर्व-समःequal to Śarva (Śiva)

देवःgod

नnot

अस्तिis/exists

शर्व-समाःequal to Śarva

गतिःrefuge/goal; course

नnot

अस्तिis/exists

शर्व-समःequal to Śarva

दानेin giving; in charity

नnot

अस्तिis/exists

शर्व-समःequal to Śarva

रणेin battle

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Upasanyu

Śarva (Śiva)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches exclusive reliance on Śarva (Śiva) as the highest refuge and ideal: he is portrayed as unsurpassed in protection/ultimate goal (gati), in generosity (dāna), and in martial power (raṇa), integrating ethical virtue and divine strength into a single object of devotion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Within the Anuśāsana Parva’s didactic setting, a speaker (Upasanyu) voices a hymn-like proclamation exalting Śarva/Śiva. The statement functions as a testimonial of Śiva’s supremacy, reinforcing the parva’s broader emphasis on religious merit, vows, and the fruits of devotion.