Shloka 46

Devanagari script

नमोस्तु बहुरूपाय नमोस्तु बहुधन्विने । नमोअस्तु स्थाणवे नित्यं नमस्तस्मै तपस्विने,अनेक रूपधारी शिवको नमस्कार है, बहुत-से धनुष धारण करनेवाले रुद्रदेवको नमस्कार है, आप स्थाणुरूप हैं, आपको नमस्कार है, उन तपस्वी शिवको नित्य नमस्कार है

Transliteration

namostu bahurūpāya namostu bahudhanvine | namo 'stu sthāṇave nityaṃ namas tasmai tapasmine ||

Translation

Salam hormat kepada Yang berwujud banyak; salam hormat kepada pemegang banyak busur. Salam hormat senantiasa kepada Sthāṇu, Yang tak tergoyahkan; salam hormat kepada Sang pertapa yang luhur itu.

Word by Word

नमःsalutation, homage

अस्तुlet it be

बहुरूपायto the many-formed one

नमःsalutation

अस्तुlet it be

बहुधन्विनेto the wielder of many bows

नमःsalutation

अस्तुlet it be

स्थाणवेto Sthāṇu (the immovable one, Śiva)

नित्यम्always, constantly

नमःsalutation

तस्मैto him

तपस्विनेto the ascetic

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Śiva

Rudra

Sthāṇu

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches reverence for Śiva as the source of both spiritual discipline (tapas) and formidable power. Ethically, it suggests that true strength is grounded in austerity, steadiness, and devotion, not merely in weapons or aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa is reciting a hymn of salutations to Śiva (Rudra), invoking his many forms and martial capacity (many bows) while also emphasizing his ascetic, immovable nature. The stuti functions as a devotional and interpretive frame within the war narrative.