Shloka 42

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

Anuśāsana-parva 17

Devanagari script

गणकर्ता गणपतिर्दिग्वासा: काम एव च | मन्त्रवित्‌ परमो मन्त्र: सर्वभावकरो हर:

Transliteration

gaṇakartā gaṇapatir digvāsāḥ kāma eva ca | mantravit paramo mantraḥ sarvabhāvakaro haraḥ ||

Translation

ବାୟୁଦେବ କହିଲେ—ସେ ଗଣକର୍ତ୍ତା, ଗଣପତି, ଦିଗମ୍ବର, ଏବଂ ‘କାମ’—ମନୋହର ଓ କାମ୍ୟ। ସେ ମନ୍ତ୍ରବିଦ୍, ସ୍ୱୟଂ ପରମ ମନ୍ତ୍ର; ସମସ୍ତ ଭାବ ଓ ସତ୍ତାର କର୍ତ୍ତା; ହର—ଦୁଃଖହର।

Word by Word

• गणकर्ता: organizer/creator of the gaṇas
• गणकर्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणकर्ता (गण + कर्तृ)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गणपतिः: lord of the gaṇas
• गणपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणपति (गण + पति)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दिग्वासाः: sky-clad; naked (clothed by the quarters)
• दिग्वासाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिग्वासस् (दिक् + वासस्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कामः: desire; also ‘lovely/pleasing’ (as an epithet)
• कामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मन्त्रवित्: knower of mantras
• मन्त्रवित्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रविद् (मन्त्र + विद्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परमः: supreme; highest
• परमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मन्त्रः: mantra; sacred formula
• मन्त्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वभावकरः: maker/producer of all beings/things
• सर्वभावकरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वभावकर (सर्व + भाव + कर)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हरः: Hara (Śiva); remover (of sorrow)
• हरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Hara (Śiva)
• gaṇas (attendant hosts)