Shloka 196

Devanagari script

ददौ कमण्डलु प्रीत्या देववासांसि वा विभो | प्रभो! उस समय देवेश्वर इन्द्रने उन्हें प्रेमपूर्वक दिव्य एवं अदभुत कमण्डलु तथा देवोचित वस्त्र प्रदान किये

Transliteration

dadau kamaṇḍaluṁ prītyā devavāsāṁsi vā vibho

Translation

Bhishma sprach: „Aus Zuneigung verlieh der Herr (Indra) ein göttliches kamaṇḍalu—das Wassergefäß des Asketen—und dazu himmlische Gewänder.“

Word by Word

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (डादाने)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect), Perfect (past), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कमण्डलुम्: a water-pot (kamandalu)
• कमण्डलुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमण्डलु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रीत्या: with affection / gladly
• प्रीत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• देववासांसि: divine garments
• देववासांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देववासस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• विभो: O mighty one / O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Indra
• kamaṇḍalu
• celestial garments (devavāsāṁsi)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that true merit and disciplined living are worthy of honor; even divine powers support and recognize dharmic conduct through respectful gifts.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that Indra, pleased and affectionate, presents the recipient with a wondrous divine kamaṇḍalu and celestial garments—tokens of divine approval and reverence.