Shloka 146
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
Devanagari script
घृतात् सारं यथा मण्डस्तथैतत् सारमुद्धृतम् । जैसे पर्वतका सार सुवर्ण, फ़ूलका सार मधु और घीका सार मण्ड है, उसी प्रकार यह दस हजार नामोंका सार उद्धृत किया गया है
Transliteration
ghṛtāt sāraṃ yathā maṇḍas tathaitat sāram uddhṛtam |
Translation
Vāyu-deva said: “Just as the essence drawn from ghee is its finest cream, so too has the essence been extracted here—this is the distilled core.” In ethical intent, the verse praises a teaching condensed to its most potent meaning, urging the listener to value concentrated wisdom over mere bulk of words.
Word by Word
घृतात्from ghee
घृतात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootघृत
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
सारम्essence
सारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसार
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
मण्डःcream/scum (the refined part)
मण्डः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमण्ड
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाso, likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सारम्essence
सारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसार
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उद्धृतम्extracted, drawn out
उद्धृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-√हृ
Formkta (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular, passive/resultative
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu-devaG
ghṛta (ghee)M
maṇḍa (cream/essence)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes