Shloka 843

Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha

Devanagari script

स्तुवन्तो देवदूताश्न स्थिता दानेन विस्मिता: । “देखो

Transliteration

stuvanto devadūtāś ca sthitā dānena vismitāḥ |

Translation

Les messagers divins se tiennent là, saisis d’émerveillement devant ton don, et te célèbrent. Vois : une pluie de fleurs tombe du ciel sur la terre ; les sages parmi les dieux, les dieux eux-mêmes, les Gandharvas et d’autres êtres célestes éminents, avec les envoyés du ciel, sont stupéfaits de ta générosité et demeurent présents, chantant des hymnes de louange.

Word by Word

• स्तुवन्तः: praising
• स्तुवन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• देवदूताः: divine messengers
• देवदूताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• स्थिताḥ: standing / stationed
• स्थिताḥ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूत कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• दानेन: by (your) gift / charity
• दानेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• विस्मिताः: astonished
• विस्मिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

श्षशुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• devadūta
• devarṣi
• devatā
• gandharva
• puṣpavarṣā (rain of flowers)
• ākāśa (sky)
• bhūtala (earth)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Generosity (dāna) performed in a dharmic spirit is portrayed as a high virtue that draws communal and even cosmic affirmation; the ‘rain of flowers’ and the praise of celestial beings symbolize moral approval and the uplifting power of selfless giving.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker points out a miraculous sign—flowers raining from the sky—while describing how divine messengers, gods, divine sages, and Gandharvas stand nearby, astonished and praising the recipient/performer of a remarkable act of giving.