Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 156 Shloka 15 - Mahabharata | Lao | Vedapath

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Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तथा धातार्यमा चैव जयन्तो भास्करस्तथा । त्वष्टा पूषा तथैवेन्द्रो द्वादशो विष्णुरुच्यते

Transliteration

tathā dhātāryamā caiva jayanto bhāskarastathā | tvaṣṭā pūṣā tathaivendro dvādaśo viṣṇurucyate ||

Translation

ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ອີກທັງ ທາຕາ (Dhātā) ແລະ ອາຣະຍະມາ (Aryamā), ພ້ອມດ້ວຍ ຈະຍັນຕະ (Jayanta) ແລະ ພາສະກະຣະ (Bhāskara); ຕະວັດສະຕາ (Tvaṣṭā), ປູສາ (Pūṣā), ແລະ ອິນດຣະ (Indra) ດ້ວຍ—ເຫຼົ່ານີ້ຖືກເວົ້າວ່າເປັນນາມ/ປາງ 12 ຂອງ ວິສະນຸ (Viṣṇu).»

Word by Word

तथाthus; likewise

धाताDhātā (a deity/name of Āditya)

अर्यमाAryamā (a deity/name of Āditya)

चand

एवindeed; just

जयन्तःJayanta (a deity/name of Āditya)

भास्करःBhāskara (the Sun; a deity/name of Āditya)

तथाlikewise

त्वष्टाTvaṣṭā (divine artisan; a deity/name of Āditya)

पूषाPūṣā (a deity/name of Āditya)

तथाlikewise

एवindeed

इन्द्रःIndra (a deity/name of Āditya in this list)

द्वादशःthe twelfth

विष्णुःViṣṇu

उच्यतेis said; is called

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Viṣṇu

Dhātā

Aryamā

Jayanta

Bhāskara (Sun)

Tvaṣṭā

Pūṣā (Pūṣan)

Indra

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

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 sustaining divine principle (Viṣṇu) is understood through multiple functional manifestations—creator-like establishment (Dhātā), social harmony (Aryamā), solar illumination (Bhāskara), craftsmanship (Tvaṣṭā), nourishment and guidance (Pūṣā), and sovereign power (Indra). Ethically, it encourages honoring the many supports of life and aligning oneself with the order they represent.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing on dharma and sacred observances. Here he enumerates divine names/forms, identifying a set of deities as the twelvefold designation of Viṣṇu, as part of a broader discourse that links right conduct with reverence for the cosmic powers.