Shloka 10

Adhyaya 19 — Kartavirya Arjuna at Dattatreya’s Ashram: Boons, Sovereignty, and Vaishnava Praise

Sanskrit

ये च मां पूजयिष्यन्ति गन्धमाल्यादिभिर्नराः ।

मांसमद्योपहारैश्च मिष्टान्नैश्चाज्यसंयुतैः ॥

Transliteration

ye ca māṃ pūjayiṣyanti gandhamālyādibhir narāḥ /

māṃsamadyopahāraiś ca miṣṭānnaiś cājyasaṃyutaiḥ

Translation

และบุรุษเหล่าใดบูชาข้าพเจ้าด้วยเครื่องหอม พวงมาลัย และเครื่องสักการะอื่น ๆ ทั้งด้วยเครื่องบูชาเป็นเนื้อและสุรา และด้วยอาหารหวานที่คลุกเนยใส—

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); relative pronoun (यद्-शब्द)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय/अन्वय)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Common (gender-neutral pronoun), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pūjayiṣyanti: will worship
• pūjayiṣyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लृट्/Future), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• gandha-mālya-ādibhiḥ: with perfumes, garlands, and the like
• gandha-mālya-ādibhiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + mālya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; compound: gandha-mālya-ādi = 'fragrance, garlands, etc.'

• narāḥ: men
• narāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• māṃsa-madya-upahāraiḥ: with offerings of meat and liquor
• māṃsa-madya-upahāraiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māṃsa (प्रातिपदिक) + madya (प्रातिपदिक) + upahāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; compound: 'offerings of meat and liquor'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय)

• miṣṭa-annaiḥ: with sweet foods
• miṣṭa-annaiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: miṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; karmadhāraya: miṣṭa-anna = 'sweet food'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय)

• ājya-saṃyutaiḥ: mixed with ghee
• ājya-saṃyutaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ājya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; adjective qualifying miṣṭa-annaiḥ/upahāraiḥ: 'joined with ghee'

Speakers

• Dattātreya speaking (to Kārtavīrya)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "bhakti", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Dattātreya

Key Themes

• Bhakti
• Pūjā/Upacāra
• Phala-śruti (promised results)
• Royal power (as outcome)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse frames devotion as a concrete ethic expressed through upacāras (ritual services/offerings). The emphasis is on sincerity of worship and the reciprocity of divine grace, rather than on mere status or birth.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of notable persons) rather than sarga/pratisarga. It is an itihāsa-style episode explaining the rise of a royal figure through divine favor.

What is the esoteric significance?

The diversity of offerings symbolizes the devotee’s full-spectrum surrender of sensory life (smell, taste, pleasure) into sacred order, converting worldly enjoyment into consecrated act (yajña-like orientation).