Shloka 65

Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration

Anuśāsana-parva 17

Devanagari script

लोहिताक्षो महाक्षश्न विजयाक्षो विशारद: । संग्रहो निग्रह: कर्ता सर्पचीरनिवासन:,२८६ लोठहिताक्ष:--रक्तनेत्र, २८७ महाक्ष:--बड़े नेत्रवाले, २८८ विजयाक्ष:-- विजयशील रथवाले, २८९ विशारद:--विद्वानू, २९० संग्रह:--संग्रह करनेवाले, २९१ निग्रह:--उद्दण्डोंको दण्ड देनेवाले, २९२ कर्ता-सबके उत्पादक, २९३ सर्पचीर- निवासन:--सर्पमय चीर धारण करनेवाले

Transliteration

lohitākṣo mahākṣaś ca vijayākṣo viśāradaḥ | saṅgraho nigrahaḥ kartā sarpacīranivāsanaḥ ||

Translation

Vāyu-deva bersabda: “Dia bermata merah dan bermata besar; pandangannya membawa kemenangan dan Dia tajam pertimbangan. Dia menghimpun dan memelihara, Dia mengekang dan mendisiplinkan, Dia pelaku serta sumber segala perbuatan, dan Dia bersemayam berselimut pakaian daripada kulit ular.”

Word by Word

लोहिताक्षःred-eyed

महाक्षःlarge-eyed

विजयाक्षःhaving victorious eyes / victory-marked (epithet)

विशारदःskilled, learned

संग्रहःcollector; one who gathers/controls

निग्रहःrestrainer; chastiser

कर्ताdoer; maker; creator

सर्पचीरनिवासनःwearing a garment of serpent-skins

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyu (Vāyudeva)

A deity described by epithets (likely Śiva/Rudra by the serpent-skin motif)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises the divine as both compassionate sustainer (saṅgraha) and firm disciplinarian (nigraha), presenting ethical governance as a balance of protection, order, and wise discernment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu is reciting a stuti-like description, listing honorific epithets that characterize the deity’s power, wisdom, and ascetic symbolism (serpent-skin attire), as part of a broader discourse on dharma and venerating the divine.