Shloka 3336

अलम्बुस-वधः

The Neutralization of Alambusa

Devanagari script

अर्घ्य चैवासनं चास्मै दीयतां परमार्चितम्‌ । तब पुरुषसिंह युधिष्ठिरने द्वारपालसे कहा--“तुम माधवको स्वागतपूर्वक ले आओ और उन्हें अर्घ्य तथा परम उत्तम आसन अर्पित करो”

Transliteration

arghyaṃ caivāsanaṃ cāsmai dīyatāṃ paramārcitam |

Translation

「至上の敬意をもって、アルギャ（迎賓の供水）と座をお捧げせよ。」そのとき人中の獅子ユディシュティラは門番に言った――「マーダヴァを丁重に迎えてお連れし、アルギャと最上の座をお供えせよ。」

Word by Word

• अर्घ्यम्: honorary offering (arghya)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• आसनम्: seat
• आसनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• दीयताम्: let it be given
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (ददाति)
• Form: Imperative (Vidhi-lin), Passive, Third, Singular

• परम्: excellent/supreme
• परम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अर्चितम्: honored/worshipped
• अर्चितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्च्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• arghya
• āsana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights atithi-dharma: a righteous person must honor a worthy guest with proper ritual respect—offering arghya and an honored seat—showing humility and ethical conduct even in tense political or wartime settings.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports instructions to formally welcome an honored arrival by presenting arghya and a distinguished seat, indicating a ceremonial reception and the recognition of the guest’s high status.