Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 155 Shloka 63 - Mahabharata | Lao | Vedapath

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Shloka 63

Devanagari script

स्वापन: स्ववशो व्यापी नैकात्मा नैककर्मकृत्‌ । वत्सरो वत्सलो वत्सी रत्नगर्भो धनेश्वर:

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | svāpanaḥ svavaśo vyāpī naikātmā naikakarmakṛt | vatsaro vatsalo vatsī ratnagarbho dhaneśvaraḥ ||

Translation

ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ພຣະອົງແມ່ນຜູ້ກ່ອມໃຫ້ສັດທັງປວງຫຼັບໃນນິທຣາແຫ່ງອະວິຊາໃນຍາມພຣະລະຍະ; ເປັນຜູ້ປົກຄອງຕົນເອງ ແລະເປັນເອກະລາດ; ຊອກຊຶມທົ່ວໄປດັ່ງອາກາດ. ພຣະອົງຮັບຮູບຫຼາຍປະການຕາມຍຸກເພື່ອຍົກຍ້າຍໂລກ; ກະທຳກິດຫຼາຍຢ່າງ—ການສ້າງ, ການຮັກສາ, ແລະການລະລາຍ, ພ້ອມທັງລີລາອັນອັດສະຈັນໃນການອະວະຕານຫຼາຍຮູບ. ພຣະອົງແມ່ນ ‘ປີ’ ທີ່ສັດທັງປວງມີທີ່ຢູ່ແລະເສັ້ນທາງຢູ່ໃນນັ້ນ; ອ່ອນໂຍນຮັກໃຄ່ຕໍ່ຜູ້ພັກດີ; ເປັນຜູ້ອຸປະຖຳລູກງົວໃນວຣະຈະ; ເປັນຄັນທ້ອງແຫ່ງອັນມະນີດັ່ງມະຫາສະໝຸດ; ແລະເປັນຈອມເຈົ້າແຫ່ງຊັບສົມບັດທັງປວງ.

Word by Word

स्वापनःthe one who causes sleep (esp. the deluding sleep at dissolution)

स्ववशःself-controlled; independent

व्यापीall-pervading

न-एकात्माnot of a single form; of many forms

न-एककर्मकृत्not doing only one act; performing many deeds

वत्सरःthe year; (also) the abode/dwelling-place (as an epithet)

वत्सलःaffectionate; loving (to devotees/children)

वत्सीhaving calves; possessing/keeping calves

रत्नगर्भःhaving jewels in the womb; containing gems

धनेश्वरःlord of wealth; master of riches

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma (Bhīṣma)

Supreme Lord (Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa as the praised deity)

Vraja/Vrindavan (implied by 'vatsī' in the Gopāla context)

Ocean (implied by 'ratnagarbha' as jewel-womb)

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 that the Supreme is simultaneously the cosmic principle governing time, creation, and dissolution, and also the intimate, loving protector of devotees. Recognizing this unity supports dharma: reverence for the moral order of the universe and trust in the Lord’s compassionate nearness.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and extols the Supreme through a sequence of divine epithets (commonly aligned with the Viṣṇu-sahasranāma tradition). This verse is one segment of that praise, listing names that highlight both universal sovereignty and pastoral tenderness.