Shloka 3

निर्वेदोपदेशः (Nirveda-Upadeśa) — Maṅki’s Dispassion and the Limits of Wealth-Seeking

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

Бхишма сказал: Воздав ему должные почести по обрядам, предписанным шастрами, и действуя согласно дхарме, он устроил для него дивное сиденье из цветов шала.

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.