Shloka 43

Devanagari script

सुमनोभिश्न चित्राभिलजिरुच्चावचैरपि | जनेश्वर! उन्होंने मन्त्रपूत पुष्प लेकर मिठाई, खीर, फलके गूदे, विचित्र पुष्प, लावा (खील) तथा अन्य नाना प्रकारकी वस्तुओंद्वारा उपहार समर्पित किया

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: sumanobhiś ca citrābhir lajair uccāvacair api | janeśvara, te mantra-pūtaiḥ puṣpair modakaiḥ pāyasena phala-gūḍaiḥ citra-puṣpaiḥ lāvābhiś ca tathānyair nānā-vidhair dravyair upahāram upājahruḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O lord of the people, they presented offerings—flowers sanctified by mantra, sweets and rice-pudding, fruit-pulp, many-colored blossoms, parched grains, and various other items. The scene underscores a dharmic mode of honoring authority and sacred rites: gifts are purified, offered with reverence, and meant to support auspicious ritual order rather than personal display.”

Word by Word

• सुमनोभिः: with good/pleasant flowers
• सुमनोभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चित्राभिः: with variegated (things/flowers)
• चित्राभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्रा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• लजिः: parched grain; popped rice (lājā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लजा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• उच्चावचैः: with various (high and low; diverse) [items]
• उच्चावचैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्चावच
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

• जनेश्वर: O lord of people
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन-ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• janeśvara (the king addressed)
• mantra-pūtāni puṣpāṇi (sanctified flowers)
• modaka (sweets)
• pāyasa (rice-pudding)
• phala-gūḍa (fruit pulp/sweet)
• citra-puṣpa (variegated flowers)
• lājā/lāvā (parched grains)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic offering: gifts are made with purity (mantra-sanctified), variety, and reverence, supporting sacred order and respectful relations between subjects and ruler/ritual authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

People bring and present a range of auspicious items—sanctified flowers, sweets, rice-pudding, fruit preparations, parched grains, and other goods—as formal offerings to the addressed king, within a ritual-ceremonial setting.