Shloka 144

Devanagari script

यन्निर्दहति यत्‌ तीक्ष्णो यदुग्रो यत्‌ प्रतापवान्‌ । मांसशोणितमज्जादो यत्‌ ततो रुद्र उच्यते,ये प्रतापी देवता प्रलयकालमें अत्यन्त तीक्ष्ण एवं उग्र रूप धारण करके सबको दग्ध कर डालते हैं और प्राणियोंके रक्त, मांस एवं मज्जाको भी भक्षण करते हैं; अतः रौद्रभावके कारण “रुद्र' कहलाते हैं

Transliteration

yan nirdahati yat tīkṣṇo yad ugro yat pratāpavān | māṁsa-śoṇita-majjādo yat tato rudra ucyate ||

Translation

That deity who burns all things, who is exceedingly sharp and fierce, and who is mighty in power—who even consumes flesh, blood, and marrow—therefore is called “Rudra,” so named for his terrible, wrathful nature, especially as it manifests at the time of dissolution.

Word by Word

यत्that which / because (it)

निर्दहतिburns up, consumes by fire

यत्that which

तीक्ष्णःsharp, fierce

यत्that which

उग्रःterrible, fierce

यत्that which

प्रतापवान्mighty, powerful, radiant

मांस-शोणित-मज्जा-आदःeater of flesh, blood, and marrow

यत्that which

ततःtherefore, from that (reason)

रुद्रःRudra

उच्यतेis called, is said

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Rudra

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes