Shloka 18

अध्याय १८४ — भैक्षविभागः, शयनविधानम्, धृष्टद्युम्नस्य निवेदनम्

Alms Distribution, Night Lodging, and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Report

Devanagari script

तूर्योौघ्रशतसंकीर्ण: परार्घ्यागुरुधूपित: । चन्दनोदकसिक्तक्ष माल्यदामोपशोभित:,वहाँ सैकड़ों प्रकारके बाजे बज रहे थे। बहुमूल्य अगुरुधूपकी सुगन्ध चारों ओर फैल रही थी। फर्शपर चन्दनके जलका छिड़काव किया गया था। सब ओर फूलोंकी मालाएँ और हार टँंगे थे, जिससे वहाँकी शोभा बहुत बढ़ गयी थी

Transliteration

tūryaughraśatasaṃkīrṇaḥ parārghyāgurudhūpitaḥ | candanodakasiktakṣaḥ mālyadāmopaśobhitaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: The place was filled with the loud resonance of hundreds of musical instruments. The air was perfumed with the fragrance of costly aguru-incense; the floor had been sprinkled with sandal-scented water; and garlands and floral festoons hung all around, enhancing the splendor of the scene. The description underscores a public, auspicious celebration where external order, purity, and beauty mirror the community’s intent to honor a significant rite or guest in a dharmic manner.

Word by Word

तूर्य-ओघ्र-शत-संकीर्णःfilled/crowded with hundreds of masses of musical instruments

पर-अर्घ्य-अगुरु-धूपितःfumigated/perfumed with costly aguru-incense

चन्दन-उदक-सिक्तःsprinkled with sandal-water

माल्य-दाम-उपशोभितःadorned with garlands and floral strings

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

tūrya (musical instruments)

aguru-dhūpa (aloeswood incense)

candana-udaka (sandal-scented water)

mālya-dāma (garlands and floral festoons)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes