Shloka 3

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच तस्मै दत्त्वा स सत्कारं विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा । शालपुष्पमयीं दिव्यां बूसीं वै समकल्पयत्‌,भीष्मजी कहते हैं--युधिष्ठि!! ऐसा कहकर राजधर्माने शास्त्रीय विधिके अनुसार गौतमका सत्कार किया। शालके फ़ूलोंका आसन बनाकर उसे बैठनेके लिये दिया

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca: tasmai dattvā sa satkāraṃ vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā | śālapuṣpamayīṃ divyāṃ āsīṃ vai samakalpayat ||

Translation

Bhishma berkata: Setelah memberikan penghormatan yang sewajarnya menurut upacara yang ditetapkan oleh śāstra, baginda pun menyediakan sebuah tempat duduk yang indah, diperbuat daripada bunga śāla, untuknya duduk.

Word by Word

भीष्मःBhishma

उवाचsaid

तस्मैto him

दत्त्वाhaving given

सःhe

सत्कारम्honour, respectful reception

विधि-दृष्टेनas prescribed by rule (scripturally enjoined)

कर्मणाby an act/rite

शाल-पुष्प-मयीम्made of śāla-flowers

दिव्याम्splendid, divine

बूसीम्seat, bedding (a couch/seat)

वैindeed

समकल्पयत्prepared, arranged

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma (speaker)

Gautama (guest/sage, implied by context)

Śāla-flowers

Seat (āsī)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Honor should be expressed through dharma-aligned action: receiving a worthy guest with prescribed, respectful hospitality (satkāra) rather than mere words.

What is happening in the narrative?

A revered guest (Gautama, as indicated by the surrounding context) is formally welcomed: he is honored according to scriptural procedure, and a fine seat made of śāla-flowers is prepared for him.