Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 155 Shloka 109 - Mahabharata | Oriya | Vedapath

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Shloka 109

Devanagari script

सनात्‌ सनातनतम:ः कपिल: कपिरप्यय: । स्वस्तिद: स्वस्तिकृत्‌ स्वस्ति स्वस्तिभुक्‌ स्वस्तिदक्षिण:

Transliteration

sanāt sanātanatamaḥ kapilaḥ kapir apyayaḥ | svastidaḥ svastikṛt svasti svastibhuk svastidakṣiṇaḥ ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ସେ ଅନାଦି, ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସର୍ବପ୍ରାଚୀନ; ସେ କପିଲ, କପି ମଧ୍ୟ; ସମଗ୍ର ଜଗତ ଶେଷେ ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ଲୟ ହୁଏ ସେଇ ପରମ ଅପ୍ୟୟ ସେ। ସେ ମଙ୍ଗଳ-କଳ୍ୟାଣ ଦାନକର୍ତ୍ତା, ଶରଣାଗତଙ୍କ କଳ୍ୟାଣକର୍ତ୍ତା; ସେ ନିଜେ କଳ୍ୟାଣସ୍ୱରୂପ; ଭକ୍ତମାନଙ୍କ ପରମ ହିତକୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରନ୍ତି; ଏବଂ କଳ୍ୟାଣ ଦେବାରେ ସମର୍ଥ ଓ ଶୀଘ୍ର ଫଳଦାୟକ।

Word by Word

सनात्from eternity; of old

सनातनतमःmost eternal; the eternallest

कपिलःKapila (the sage/incarnation)

कपिःKapi (a name; often interpreted as the Sun)

अप्ययःdissolution; the place/state of cosmic reabsorption

स्वस्तिदःgiver of well-being (svasti)

स्वस्तिकृत्maker of well-being; one who brings about welfare

स्वस्तिwell-being; auspiciousness

स्वस्तिभुक्protector/enjoyer of well-being; one who sustains welfare

स्वस्तिदक्षिणःskilled/quick in granting well-being

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Kapila

Kapi (Sūrya)

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 praises the Supreme as timeless and primordial, the source and end of the cosmos (apyaya), and as the active giver, maker, and protector of auspicious welfare (svasti) for those who take refuge—linking metaphysical supremacy with ethical benevolence toward devotees.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction by reciting divine names (a hymn-like enumeration). Here he strings together epithets emphasizing the Lord’s eternity, cosmic role in dissolution, and His power to grant and safeguard auspicious well-being.