Shloka 37

Devanagari script

तं स्वयं पूजयित्वा तु आसनेनोदकेन च।अर्थोपहितया वाचा मारीचो वाक्यमब्रवीत्।।3.31.37।।

Transliteration

taṃ svayaṃ pūjayitvā tu āsanenodakena ca |

arthopahitayā vācā mārīco vākyam abravīt || 3.31.37 ||

Translation

Después de honrarlo personalmente con asiento y agua, Mārīca habló con palabras cargadas de propósito y sentido.

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• svayam: personally
• svayam: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वयम्-अव्यय (oneself)

• pūjayitvā: having honored
• pūjayitvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (पूज्)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund); ‘having honored/worshipped’

• tu: then
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अन्वयार्थक-अव्यय (then/and)

• āsanena: with a seat
• āsanena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (आसन-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• udakena: with water
• udakena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udaka (उदक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• artha-upahitayā: with meaningful
• artha-upahitayā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: artha (अर्थ-प्रातिपदिक) + upahita (उपहित-प्रातिपदिक; upa-√dhā (धा) क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अर्थेन उपहिता); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; qualifying vācā

• vācā: by speech/words
• vācā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (वाच्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• mārīcaḥ: Maricha
• mārīcaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārīca (मारीच-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vākyam: words
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (वाक्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (ब्रू)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Context

Maricha personally offered Ravana a seat. He offered him water and paid him obeisance. Making meaningful enquiries he said in appropriate words :

Characters & Entities

• Mārīca
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma values purposeful, truthful speech (satya-yukta vāṇī) and proper conduct toward guests, even amid tension.

What is the narrative situation?

Mārīca completes formal reception rites and begins the conversation with Rāvaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Measured speech and protocol-aware conduct (courtesy and deliberation).