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Shloka 144

यन्निर्दहति यत्‌ तीक्ष्णो यदुग्रो यत्‌ प्रतापवान्‌ । मांसशोणितमज्जादो यत्‌ ततो रुद्र उच्यते,ये प्रतापी देवता प्रलयकालमें अत्यन्त तीक्ष्ण एवं उग्र रूप धारण करके सबको दग्ध कर डालते हैं और प्राणियोंके रक्त, मांस एवं मज्जाको भी भक्षण करते हैं; अतः रौद्रभावके कारण “रुद्र' कहलाते हैं

yan nirdahati yat tīkṣṇo yad ugro yat pratāpavān | māṁsa-śoṇita-majjādo yat tato rudra ucyate ||

యెవడు సమస్తాన్ని దహింపజేస్తాడో, యెవడు అత్యంత తీక్ష్ణుడు, ఉగ్రుడు, ప్రతాపవంతుడో, యెవడు మాంసం, రక్తం, మజ్జను కూడా భక్షించునో—ఆ రౌద్ర స్వభావం వల్లనే అతడు ‘రుద్రుడు’ అని పిలువబడును.

यत्that which / because (it)
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
निर्दहतिburns up, consumes by fire
निर्दहति:
TypeVerb
Rootदह्
Formpresent, third, singular, parasmaipada
यत्that which
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
तीक्ष्णःsharp, fierce
तीक्ष्णः:
TypeAdjective
Rootतीक्ष्ण
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
यत्that which
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
उग्रःterrible, fierce
उग्रः:
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
यत्that which
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
प्रतापवान्mighty, powerful, radiant
प्रतापवान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतापवत्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
मांस-शोणित-मज्जा-आदःeater of flesh, blood, and marrow
मांस-शोणित-मज्जा-आदः:
TypeAdjective
Rootआद (from √अद्) with compounds मांस/शोणित/मज्जा
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
यत्that which
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
ततःtherefore, from that (reason)
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततस्
Formtrue
रुद्रःRudra
रुद्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
उच्यतेis called, is said
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formpresent, third, singular, passive (ātmanepada form)

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa
R
Rudra

Educational Q&A

The verse explains the name “Rudra” through attributes of overwhelming, destructive divine power—burning, fierceness, and consuming force—highlighting a theological idea that certain divine forms embody dissolution (pralaya) as part of cosmic order.

Vyāsa is characterizing Rudra by listing his fearsome qualities, presenting a doctrinal description of a deity whose terrible form manifests with extreme intensity, especially in contexts associated with destruction and the end of cycles.