Shloka 4

उसी समय दिव्य-धेनु दक्षकन्या सुरभिदेवी वहाँ आकर आकाशगमें ठीक चिताके ऊपर खड़ी हो गयीं ।। तस्या वक्‍त्राच्च्युत: फेन: क्षीरमिश्रस्तदानघ । सो5पतदू वै ततस्तस्यां चितायां राजधर्मण:,अनघ! उनके मुखसे जो दूधमिश्रित फेन झरकर गिरा, वह राजधर्माकी उस चितापर पड़ा

tadā divyā dhenur dakṣakanyā surabhīdevī tatra āgatya ākāśe samyak citāyā upari tiṣṭhati sma | tasyā vaktrāc cyutaḥ phenaḥ kṣīramiśras tadānagha | so ’patad vai tataḥ tasyāṃ citāyāṃ rājadharmaṇaḥ, anagha |

En ese mismo instante, la vaca divina Surabhī—hija de Dakṣa—llegó allí y se detuvo en el cielo, justo sobre la pira funeraria. De su boca goteó una espuma mezclada con leche; y aquella espuma de leche cayó sobre la pira del rey que encarnaba el rājadharma, el deber real. El episodio subraya que la realeza justa es honrada no sólo por los hombres, sino también por los seres divinos, como si el propio cosmos ofreciera un tributo consagratorio a una vida vivida en el deber.

तस्याof her
तस्या:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
वक्त्रात्from (her) mouth
वक्त्रात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootवक्त्र
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
च्युतःfallen, dripping down
च्युतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootच्युत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
फेनःfoam
फेनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootफेन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
क्षीर-मिश्रःmixed with milk
क्षीर-मिश्रः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षीरमिश्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
अनघO sinless one
अनघ:
TypeNoun
Rootअनघ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सःthat (foam)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपतत्fell
अपतत्:
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
FormImperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
indeed
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
ततःthereupon, from that
ततः:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
तस्यof him
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
चितायाम्on the funeral pyre
चितायाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootचिता
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
राज-धर्मणःof King Dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira)
राज-धर्मणः:
TypeNoun
Rootराजधर्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अनघO sinless one
अनघ:
TypeNoun
Rootअनघ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
S
Surabhi (divine cow)
D
Daksha
A
Akasha (sky)
C
Chita (funeral pyre)
R
Rajadharma (royal duty)

Educational Q&A

Rājadharma—righteous rule grounded in duty and protection of subjects—has a sanctifying power recognized beyond human society; the divine tribute symbolizes that ethical kingship aligns with cosmic order and is worthy of reverence.

As a king associated with rājadharma lies on the funeral pyre, the celestial cow Surabhī appears in the sky above it, and milk-mixed foam from her mouth falls onto the pyre, functioning like a divine offering or consecration.