Shloka 14

वालिनः और्ध्वदैहिकम्

Vali’s Funeral Rites and the Consolation of the Bereaved

Devanagari script

समाज्ञापय काष्ठानि शुष्कानि च बहूनि च।चन्दनादीनि दिव्यानि वालिसंस्कारकारणात्4.25.14।।

Transliteration

samājñāpaya kāṣṭhāni śuṣkāni ca bahūni ca |

candanādīni divyāni vāli-saṃskāra-kāraṇāt || 4.25.14 ||

Translation

വാലിയുടെ അന്ത്യേഷ്ടി-സംസ്കാരത്തിനായി ധാരാളം ഉണങ്ങിയ വിറകുകളും, ദിവ്യമായ ചന്ദനം മുതലായവയും കൊണ്ടുവരാൻ ആജ്ഞാപിക്കുക.

Word by Word

• समाज्ञापय: order, command
• समाज्ञापय: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• काष्ठानि: logs, pieces of wood
• काष्ठानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• शुष्कानि: dry
• शुष्कानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुष्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (to kāṣṭhāni)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• बहूनि: many
• बहूनि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• चन्दनादीनि: sandalwood and the like
• चन्दनादीनि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (candanam ādiḥ yeṣām = sandalwood etc.)

• दिव्यानि: excellent, choice
• दिव्यानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• वालि-संस्कार-कारणात्: for the sake of Vali's funeral rites
• वालि-संस्कार-कारणात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्कार (प्रातिपदिक) + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-श्रृंखला (vāleḥ saṃskāra-kāraṇāt = for the purpose of Vali's rites)

Context

'Let the best of dry logs and sandalwood be ordered for the funeral rites of Vali.

Characters & Entities

• Vāli
• Sandalwood (candana)

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as saṃskāra—performing rites with due care and dignity, reflecting respect and social order.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa specifies practical requirements for Vāli’s cremation arrangements.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Administrative competence: translating moral duty into concrete, organized action.