Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

प्रथमो होष देवानां मुखादग्निमजीजनत्‌ । ग्रहैर्बहुविधै: प्राणान्‌ संरुद्धानुत्सूजत्यपि

Transliteration

prathamo hi sa devānāṁ mukhād agnim ajījanat | grahair bahuvidhaiḥ prāṇān saṁruddhān utsṛjati api ||

Translation

风神伐由说道：“他在诸天之中最为尊上；正从他的口中生出了火神阿耆尼。即便众生的生命之息因种种星辰之厄而被束缚窒塞——他亦能解脱之，使其离苦得安。”

Word by Word

• प्रथमः: the first/chief
• प्रथमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• होषः: Hosha (a name/epithet; reading uncertain)
• होषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: होष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• मुखात्: from (his) mouth
• मुखात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• अग्निम्: Agni / fire
• अग्निम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अजीजनत्: generated/produced
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, causative (णिच्): जनयति → अजीजनत्

• ग्रहैः: by/with seizers (grahas), afflictions
• ग्रहैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• बहुविधैः: of many kinds
• बहुविधैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुविध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्राणान्: living beings / lives
• प्राणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• संरुद्धान्: confined/afflicted/obstructed
• संरुद्धान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सं-रुध्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• उत्सृजति: releases/sets free
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-√सृज्
• Form: Present (Laṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyu-deva)
• Agni
• Devas
• Grahas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a deity’s supreme, beneficent power: he is both a cosmic creator (bringing forth Agni) and a compassionate protector who frees afflicted beings from suffering, restoring their prāṇa and well-being.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu-deva is praising or describing a foremost divine figure, stating that this god produced Agni from his mouth and also liberates living beings whose life-force is oppressed by various graha-related afflictions.