Shloka 7
Devanagari script
न चैवोत्सहते स्थातु कश्रिदग्रे महात्मन: । न हि भूतं सम॑ तेन त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते,उन महात्मा शंकरके सामने कोई भी खड़ा होनेका साहस नहीं कर सकता। तीनों लोकोंमें कोई भी प्राणी उनकी समता करनेवाला नहीं है
Transliteration
na caivotsahate sthātuṁ kaścid agre mahātmanaḥ | na hi bhūtaṁ samaṁ tena triṣu lokeṣu vidyate ||
Translation
伐由说道：“无人敢在那位大魂者面前挺立。诚然，遍及三界，绝无与他相等的存在。”
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
उत्सहतेdares/has the courage
उत्सहते:
TypeVerb
Rootउत्सह्
FormLat, present, 3, singular, Atmanepada
स्थातुम्to stand
स्थातुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
Formtumun (infinitive)
कश्चित्anyone/someone
कश्चित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकश्चित्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
अग्रेin front (of)
अग्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्र
Formneuter, locative, singular
महात्मनःof the great-souled one
महात्मनः:
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
भूतम्a being/creature
भूतम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
Formneuter, nominative, singular
समम्equal
समम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसम
Formneuter, nominative, singular
तेनto/with him (i.e., equal to him)
तेन:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, singular
त्रिषुin the three
त्रिषु:
TypeNumeral
Rootत्रि
Formall, locative, plural
लोकेषुworlds
लोकेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
Formmasculine, locative, plural
विद्यतेexists/is found
विद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormLat, present, 3, singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)M
Mahātmā (the great-souled one)Ś
Śaṅkara (Śiva)T
Three worlds (trailokya)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches reverent humility: true greatness—here identified with Śaṅkara—stands beyond ordinary comparison, and recognizing such unsurpassed excellence is itself an ethical stance against pride and rivalry.
Vāyu is speaking in praise, declaring that no being can face or equal the great-souled Śaṅkara; it functions as a stuti that establishes Śiva’s unrivaled status across the three worlds.