Shloka 93

Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration

Anuśāsana-parva 17

Devanagari script

उपकार: प्रिय: सर्व: कनक:ः काञउ्चनच्छवि: । नाभिननन्दिकरो भाव: पुष्करस्थपति: स्थिर:

Transliteration

upakāraḥ priyaḥ sarvaḥ kanakaḥ kāñcanacchaviḥ | nābhinandikaro bhāvaḥ puṣkarasthapatiḥ sthiraḥ ||

Translation

Vāyu said: “He is helpful and dear to all; golden, with a radiant, gold-like splendor. His disposition is not one that seeks applause or flattery; he is steady and firm, like a lotus set upon the waters.”

Word by Word

• उपकारः: benefit, service, favor
• उपकारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपकार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रियः: dear, pleasing
• प्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वः: all, entire
• सर्वः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कनकः: gold
• कनकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कनक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• काञ्चनच्छविः: golden luster/complexion
• काञ्चनच्छविः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्चन-छवि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अभिनन्दिकरः: causing rejoicing/approval
• अभिनन्दिकरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिनन्दि-कर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भावः: disposition, feeling, intent
• भावः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुष्करस्थपतिः: lord of the lotus-seat (epithet, likely Brahmā)
• पुष्करस्थपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर-स्थपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्थिरः: steady, firm
• स्थिरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• puṣkara (lotus)