Shloka 71

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

Anuśāsana-parva 17

Devanagari script

३३६ वामदेव:--वामदेव ऋषिस्वरूप

Translation

Vāmadeva : celui qui prend la forme du rishi Vāmadeva ; Vāma : l’adversaire des pécheurs ; Prāk : le Premier, l’origine de tous ; Dakṣiṇa : l’habile et le propice ; Vāmana : celui qui, sous la forme de Vāmana, enchaîna Bali ; Siddhayogī : les siddhas accomplis tels Sanatkumāra ; Mahārṣi : tels Vasiṣṭha ; Siddhārtha : celui dont le désir est comblé ; Siddhasādhaka : celui qui mène à terme les perfections et les disciplines.

Word by Word

• वामदेवः: Vāmadeva (the sage / auspicious deity-name)
• वामदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वामः: hostile/contrary (to sinners); left/contrary
• वामः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राक्: formerly; in the beginning; before
• प्राक्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राक्
• Form: true

• दक्षिणः: skilful; capable; right (auspicious)
• दक्षिणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वामनः: Vāmana (the dwarf incarnation)
• वामनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सिद्धयोगी: a perfected yogin
• सिद्धयोगी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धयोगिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महर्षिः: great seer
• महर्षिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सिद्धार्थः: one whose purpose is accomplished; fulfilled
• सिद्धार्थः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सिद्धसाधकः: one who is both perfected and a practitioner (siddha and sādhaka)
• सिद्धसाधकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धसाधक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच