Shloka 36

Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्

Devanagari script

उदुम्बराण्यथान्यानि हेमगर्भाण्युपाहरन्‌ । भृत्यास्तेषां ततस्तानि प्रग्राहितुमुपाद्रवन्‌

Transliteration

udumbarāṇy athānyāni hemagarbhāṇy upāharan | bhṛtyās teṣāṃ tatas tāni pragrāhītum upādravan |

Translation

Bhīṣma disse: Então trouxeram frutos de udumbara e outros também, cada qual recheado de ouro por dentro. Em seguida, os servidores do rei correram atrás deles, desejosos de colocar aqueles frutos nas mãos dos sábios.

Word by Word

• उदुम्बराणि: udumbara fruits
• उदुम्बराणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदुम्बर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अथ: then/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अन्यानि: other (ones)
• अन्यानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• हेमगर्भाणि: having gold inside / filled with gold
• हेमगर्भाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेमगर्भ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• उपाहरन्: they brought/they presented
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-हृ
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• भृत्याः: servants
• भृत्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृत्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तानि: those (things/fruits)
• तानि: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• प्रग्राहितुम्: to hand over / to cause to be received
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ग्रह्
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• उपाद्रवन्: they ran up/they rushed after
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-द्रु
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• bhṛtyāḥ (royal attendants/servants)
• ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
• udumbara fruits
• gold (hema)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse supports the Anuśāsana-parvan’s broader teaching on dāna: gifts should be offered properly to worthy recipients with right intention; mere outward opulence (even disguising gold inside fruit) does not by itself define righteousness—ethical giving depends on motive, appropriateness, and respectful delivery.

What is happening in the narrative?

Servants prepare udumbara and other fruits by filling them with gold and then rush after the sages to hand these ‘fruit-gifts’ over, indicating a royal attempt to ensure the sages accept a materially valuable offering.