Shloka 81
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
बहुप्रसाद: सुस्वप्नो दर्पणो<थ त्वमित्रजित् । वेदकारो मन्त्रकारो विद्वान् समरमर्दन:
vāyudeva uvāca | bahuprasādaḥ susvapno darpaṇo 'tha tvamitrajit | vedakāro mantrakāro vidvān samaramardanaḥ ||
风神伐由说道：“汝赐下无量恩泽；汝有吉祥之梦；汝澄明如镜；汝为征服诸敌者。汝为吠陀之作者，真言之启示者，全知者，亦为战场上摧碎仇寇者。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ethical ideal of divinity/ideal kingship: compassion toward devotees (bahuprasāda), inner and outer victory over enemies (amitrajit), purity and clarity (darpaṇa), grounding in sacred knowledge (vedakāra, mantrakāra), and the capacity to protect dharma through strength when necessary (samaramardana).
Vāyu is offering a hymn-like praise, stringing together honorific epithets that describe the addressed figure’s benevolence, purity, mastery of Vedic/mantric wisdom, and martial power—typical of Mahābhārata stuti passages that frame a moral-spiritual portrait through names and attributes.