Shloka 64

Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission

Devanagari script

वृषो मेष: प्रवाहश्चन तथा नन्दोपनन्दकौ । धूम्र: श्वेत: कलिड्रश्न सिद्धार्थो वरदस्तथा

Transliteration

vṛṣo meṣaḥ pravāhaś caiva tathā nandopanandakau | dhūmraḥ śvetaḥ kaliḍraśnaḥ siddhārtho varadas tathā ||

Translation

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า “(ที่นั่นมี) ‘วฤษภะ’, ‘เมษะ’, ‘ประวาหะ’; อีกทั้ง ‘นันทะ’ และ ‘อุปนันทะ’; และยังมี ‘ธูมระ’, ‘ศเวตะ’, ‘กลิฑรัศนะ’, ‘สิทธารถะ’ และ ‘วรทะ’ ด้วย”

Word by Word

• वृषः: bull
• वृषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• मेषः: ram
• मेषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रवाहः: stream/flow
• प्रवाहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवाह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: —, —, —

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न
• Form: —, —, —

• तथा: thus/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: —, —, —

• नन्द: Nanda (proper name)
• नन्द: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• उपनन्दकौ: Upananda (proper name); the two (Nanda and Upananda)
• उपनन्दकौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपनन्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• धूम्रः: smoky/grey
• धूम्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धूम्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्वेतः: white
• श्वेतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कलिड्रश्न: Kalidraśna (proper name/epithet; reading uncertain)
• कलिड्रश्न: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलिड्रश्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सिद्धार्थः: Siddhārtha (proper name); one whose aim is accomplished
• सिद्धार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वरदः: boon-giver
• वरदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: —, —, —

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vṛṣa
• Meṣa
• Pravāha
• Nanda
• Upananda
• Dhūmra
• Śveta
• Kaliḍraśna
• Siddhārtha
• Varada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse functions less as a moral injunction and more as epic record-keeping: by naming individuals in the war context, it highlights the Mahābhārata’s concern with preserving remembrance and lineage, implying that the consequences of adharma and conflict extend to many lives, not only the famous heroes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is reciting a list of named persons (likely warriors or associated figures) within the Shalya Parva’s war narration, using a catalogue style to enumerate participants.