Shloka 2

Devanagari script

वदन्त्यग्निं महादेवं तथा स्थाणु महेश्वरम्‌ । एकाक्ष॑ त्रयम्बकं॑ चैव विश्वरूपं शिवं तथा

Transliteration

vadanty agniṃ mahādevaṃ tathā sthāṇuṃ maheśvaram | ekākṣaṃ tryambakaṃ caiva viśvarūpaṃ śivaṃ tathā ||

Translation

Ваю сказал: Мудрые называют Великого Бога многими именами — Агни, Махадева, Стхану, Махешвара, Экакша, Трьямбака, Вишварупа и Шива.

Word by Word

• वदन्ति: they call/say
• वदन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• अग्निम्: Agni (Fire-god)
• अग्निम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (the great god, Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: and also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• स्थाणुम्: Sthāṇu (the immovable one; Śiva)
• स्थाणुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थाणु
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• महेश्वरम्: Maheśvara (great lord; Śiva)
• महेश्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एकाक्षम्: the one-eyed (Śiva)
• एकाक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकाक्ष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• त्र्यम्बकम्: Tryambaka (three-eyed; Śiva)
• त्र्यम्बकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यम्बक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

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

• विश्वरूपम्: Viśvarūpa (universal-formed; Śiva)
• विश्वरूपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वरूप
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शिवम्: Śiva (the auspicious one)
• शिवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: and also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• Agni
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Sthāṇu
• Maheśvara
• Ekākṣa
• Tryambaka
• Viśvarūpa
• Śiva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That the supreme Lord is one, yet is legitimately praised and approached through many names that highlight different attributes—cosmic power (Viśvarūpa), auspiciousness (Śiva), lordship (Maheśvara), steadfastness (Sthāṇu), and iconic marks (Tryambaka).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu is describing how learned people refer to Mahādeva by multiple epithets, effectively listing recognized names of Śiva to establish his greatness and the validity of diverse modes of worship and description.