Shloka 33

Śulka, Kanyā, and Dauhitra-Riktha: Discourse on Bride-Price and Inheritance Rights (शुल्क-कन्या-दौहित्र-रिक्थविचारः)

Devanagari script

स चम्पां नगरीमेत्य पुष्पाणि गुरवे ददौ । पूजयामास च गुरुं विधिवत्‌ स गुरुप्रिय:,चम्पानगरीमें जाकर गुरुप्रेमी विपुलने वे फूल गुरुजीको अर्पित कर दिये और उनका विधिपूर्वक पूजन किया

Transliteration

sa campāṃ nagarīm etya puṣpāṇi gurave dadau | pūjayāmāsa ca guruṃ vidhivat sa gurupriyaḥ ||

Translation

ତାପରେ ଗୁରୁପ୍ରିୟ ବିପୁଳ ଚମ୍ପା ନଗରୀକୁ ଯାଇ ସେହି ପୁଷ୍ପଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଗୁରୁଙ୍କୁ ଅର୍ପଣ କଲା ଏବଂ ବିଧିମତେ ଗୁରୁଙ୍କ ପୂଜା କଲା।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चम्पाम्: Champā (city-name)
• चम्पाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चम्पा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• नगरीम्: city
• नगरीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगरी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• एत्य: having gone (to)
• एत्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (एति)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (base verb), having gone/after going

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• गुरवे: to the teacher
• गुरवे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• ददौ: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (ददाति)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पूजयामास: worshipped/honoured
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (पूजयति)
• Form: Periphrastic perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• गुरुम्: the teacher
• गुरुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विधिवत्: according to rule/ritually
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गुरुप्रियः: dear to the teacher / teacher-loving
• गुरुप्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरुप्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Campā (city)
• guru (teacher)
• puṣpa (flowers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is expressed through humble service and proper reverence to one’s teacher: offering what one has (here, flowers) and honouring the guru according to prescribed conduct (vidhivat) cultivates discipline, gratitude, and ethical character.

What is happening in the narrative?

A devoted person travels to the city of Campā, presents flowers to his teacher, and performs formal worship of the guru in the correct manner, showing his devotion and the teacher-student ideal.