Shloka 8

उपमन्यूपदेशः

Upamanyu’s Instruction

Devanagari script

न शस्त्राणि वहंत्यंगे धर्मतस्तस्य धीमतः । ग्रहस्यातिबलस्याजौ चक्रवज्रमुखान्यपि

Transliteration

na śastrāṇi vahaṃtyaṃge dharmatastasya dhīmataḥ | grahasyātibalasyājau cakravajramukhānyapi

Translation

Sa marunong na matatag sa dharma, hindi kumakapit sa kanyang katawan ang mga sandata. Sa labanan laban sa napakalakas na Graha, maging ang cakra at mga sandatang tulad ng vajra ay walang bisa.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (particle of negation)

• śastrāṇi: weapons
• śastrāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• vahanti: carry/bear
• vahanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vah (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• aṅge: on the body
• aṅge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• dharmataḥ: rightfully, by dharma
• dharmataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb), ‘according to dharma/rightfully’

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• dhīmataḥ: of the wise/possessed of intellect
• dhīmataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (tasya)

• grahasya: of the seizer/planet/demon (Graha)
• grahasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• atibalasya: of the very powerful
• atibalasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘very strong’ (grahasya)

• ājau: in battle
• ājau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in battle’

• cakra-vajra-mukhāni: (weapons) such as the discus and thunderbolt
• cakra-vajra-mukhāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + vajra (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (मुख = ‘etc./headed by’): ‘cakra-vajra-mukhāni (śastrāṇi)’ = weapons headed by discus and thunderbolt

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/अपि = ‘also/even’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that dharma—aligned with Shiva as Pati (the Lord and protector)—becomes an inner armor: when one is established in righteous conduct and devotion, external forces lose their power to harm.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In Linga/Saguna Shiva worship, the devotee seeks Shiva’s grace as protective presence; the verse echoes that true protection is not merely physical but arises from living dharmically under Shiva’s lordship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate dharma alongside daily Shiva-upasana: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya) with vibhuti (Tripundra) and Rudraksha as reminders of inner discipline and fearlessness.