Shloka 146
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
घृतात् सारं यथा मण्डस्तथैतत् सारमुद्धृतम् । जैसे पर्वतका सार सुवर्ण, फ़ूलका सार मधु और घीका सार मण्ड है, उसी प्रकार यह दस हजार नामोंका सार उद्धृत किया गया है
ghṛtāt sāraṃ yathā maṇḍas tathaitat sāram uddhṛtam |
风神伐由说道：“正如从酥油中提炼出的精华是最上等的乳脂一般，此处亦已萃取其精髓——这便是蒸馏后的核心。”此偈以伦理之旨赞叹教诲之凝练，劝人重其浓缩之智慧，胜于徒增辞句之繁多。
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the highest value lies in the distilled essence (sāra) of a teaching—like the finest extract from ghee—rather than in sheer quantity. It commends concise, concentrated wisdom as spiritually and ethically potent.
Vāyu-deva is speaking and characterizing what has just been presented as an ‘extracted essence’—a summary or distilled core of a larger body of names/teachings—using the metaphor of drawing the finest part from ghee.