Shloka 9

Āloka-dāna (Dīpa-dāna), Sumanas–Dhūpa–Dīpa Phala: Manu–Suvarṇa and Śukra–Bali Exempla

Devanagari script

सुमनोभिर्यदिज्यन्ते दैवतानि प्रजेश्वर । किमेतत्‌ कथमुत्पन्नं फलं योगं च शंस मे

Transliteration

sumano-bhir yad ijyante daivatāni prajeśvara | kim etat katham utpannaṁ phalaṁ yogaṁ ca śaṁsa me ||

Translation

“ପ୍ରଜେଶ୍ୱର! ସୁଗନ୍ଧିତ ଫୁଲରେ ଯେତେବେଳେ ଦେବତାମାନଙ୍କୁ ପୂଜା କରାଯାଏ, ଏହି ପ୍ରଥାର ସତ୍ୟ ସ୍ୱରୂପ କ’ଣ? ଏହା କିପରି ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ହେଲା? ଏହାର ଫଳ କ’ଣ, ଏବଂ ଏହାର ଯଥୋଚିତ ପ୍ରୟୋଗ କ’ଣ? ମୋତେ ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ କହନ୍ତୁ।”

Word by Word

• सुमनोभिः: with flowers
• सुमनोभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• यत्: which/that (practice/act)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• इज्यन्ते: are worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada, Passive

• दैवतानि: the deities
• दैवतानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• प्रजेश्वर: O lord of creatures
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• कथम्: how?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• उत्पन्नम्: arisen/originated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्पन्न
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• योगम्: application/use; method
• योगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• शंस: tell; declare
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Prajeshvara (Lord of creatures)
• Daivatas (deities)
• Flowers (sumanaḥ)