Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 153 Shloka 15 - Mahabharata | Marathi | Vedapath

Vyasa

←Previous VerseNext Verse→

Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 15

भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival

Devanagari script

शार््डचक्रायुध: खड्गी सर्वनागरिपुध्वज: । उत्तमेन स शीलेन दमेन च शमेन च

Transliteration

śārṅgacakrāyudhaḥ khaḍgī sarvanāgaripudhvajāḥ | uttamena sa śīlena damena ca śamena ca ||

Translation

ईश्वर म्हणाले—त्यांचे आयुध शार्ङ्ग धनुष्य व सुदर्शन चक्र असून ते नंदक खड्गधारीही आहेत. त्यांच्या ध्वजावर सर्व नागांचा शत्रू गरुडाचे चिन्ह शोभते. ते उत्तम शील, दम व शम यांनी युक्त असून दिव्य व अद्भुत अस्त्र-शस्त्रे सदैव त्यांच्या जवळ असतात.

Word by Word

शार्ङ्गचक्रायुधःhe whose weapons are the Śārṅga (bow) and the discus

खड्गीsword-bearing

सर्वनागरिपुध्वजःhe whose banner bears Garuḍa, the enemy of all serpents

उत्तमेनby/with excellent

सःhe

शीलेनwith good conduct/character

दमेनwith self-control (restraint)

चand

शमेनwith tranquility/inner calm

चand

Speaker

ईश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Īśvara

Śārṅga (bow)

Sudarśana (cakra/discus)

khaḍga (sword)

Garuḍa (banner emblem)

Nāgas (serpents)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True divine power is inseparable from virtue: the passage pairs martial insignia (bow, discus, sword, banner) with ethical excellences—śīla (good conduct), dama (sense-restraint), and śama (mental tranquility)—implying that rightful authority is grounded in inner discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

Īśvara describes a supreme divine figure through recognizable emblems (Śārṅga, Sudarśana, Garuḍa-banner) and through moral qualities, presenting both iconographic identifiers and the ethical profile that legitimizes his sovereignty.