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Shloka 3

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

Anuśāsana-parva 17

महद्विविंहितै: सत्यै: सिद्धैः सर्वार्थसाधकै: । ऋषिणा तण्डिना भवक्त्या कृतैर्वेदकृतात्मना

mahadvivimhitaiḥ satyaiḥ siddhaiḥ sarvārthasādhakaiḥ | ṛṣiṇā taṇḍinā bhaktyā kṛtair vedakṛtātmanā ||

Vāyu dit : «Ces noms (divins), vastes et innombrables, sont véridiques, éprouvés, et capables d’accomplir toute fin digne. Ils furent rassemblés avec dévotion par le sage Taṇḍin, dont l’esprit est façonné et discipliné par le Veda. Aussi ces noms sont-ils sûrs et efficaces, tels qu’ils furent enseignés en bon ordre par de grands hommes renommés et par des voyants de la vérité.»

महत्great
महत्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
विविंहितैःwell-arranged/fully elaborated
विविंहितैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootविविंहित
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
सत्यैःtrue (names/words)
सत्यैः:
Karana
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसत्य
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
सिद्धैःaccomplished/proven
सिद्धैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसिद्ध
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
सर्वार्थसाधकैःaccomplishing all aims
सर्वार्थसाधकैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वार्थसाधक
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
ऋषिणाby the sage
ऋषिणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
तण्डिनाby (sage) Taṇḍin
तण्डिना:
Karana
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootतण्डिन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
भक्त्याwith devotion
भक्त्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
कृतैःmade/composed
कृतैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
वेदकृतात्मनाby one whose mind is devoted to the Veda
वेदकृतात्मना:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootवेदकृतात्मन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
Ṛṣi Taṇḍin
V
Veda

Educational Q&A

That sacred names/hymns transmitted by authoritative seers and compiled with Vedic discipline and devotion are ‘satya’ (trustworthy) and ‘siddha’ (proven), and thus spiritually efficacious—capable of supporting legitimate human aims when approached reverently.

Vāyu is introducing a revered set of divine names (in context, a Śiva-stotra tradition) and legitimizing it by citing its compilation by the sage Taṇḍin, emphasizing its Vedic grounding, truth, and established power.