Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 1556

Devanagari script

ततोअभ्यनुज्ञां सम्प्राप्प स्तुतो मतिमतां वर: । इस तरह भक्तिके द्वारा भगवान्‌को सामने रखते हुए मैंने उन्हींसे आज्ञा लेकर उन बुद्धिमानोंमें श्रेष्ठ भगवान्‌ यज्ञपतिकी स्तुति की

Transliteration

tato 'bhyanujñāṃ samprāpya stuto matimatāṃ varaḥ |

Translation

ତାପରେ ତାଙ୍କର ଅନୁଜ୍ଞା ପାଇ—ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ବୋଲି ପ୍ରଶଂସିତ ମୁଁ—ଭକ୍ତିଦ୍ୱାରା ଭଗବାନଙ୍କୁ ସାମ୍ନାରେ ସାକ୍ଷାତ୍ ରଖି, ତାଙ୍କର ଅନୁମତିରେ ଯଜ୍ଞପତି ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ତୁତି କଲି।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)

• अभ्यनुज्ञाम्: permission, consent
• अभ्यनुज्ञाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्यनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सम्प्राप्य: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• स्तुतः: praised / having praised (contextual)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मतिमताम्: of the intelligent/wise
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मतिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वरः: the best, the foremost
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva (speaker)
• Bhagavān (the Lord)
• Yajñapati (Lord of sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes acting with humility and propriety: even a powerful or wise being proceeds only after receiving divine consent, and devotion (bhakti) is presented as the means of keeping the Lord present while offering praise.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva states that he first received permission and then performed a stuti (hymn of praise) to the Lord described as Yajñapati, indicating a reverent, sanctioned act rather than self-willed action.