Shloka 7

Devanagari script

घृतं माल्यं च गन्धांश्व॒ क्षौमाणि च युधिष्ठिर: । चन्दनागुरुमुख्यानि तथा कालीयकान्यपि

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

ghṛtaṁ mālyaṁ ca gandhāṁś ca kṣaumāṇi ca yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |

candanāgurumukhyāni tathā kālīyakāny api ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Yudhiṣṭhira, con của Kuntī, đã cho gửi trước để lo lễ hỏa táng của Bhīṣma: bơ ghee, vòng hoa, hương liệu, vải lanh mịn, cùng những chất thơm thượng hạng như gỗ đàn hương và agaru, lại thêm kālīyaka (đàn hương đen/bột đàn) —một việc làm trọn đạo, bày tỏ lòng tôn kính và tri ân đối với bậc trưởng lão đã giữ gìn dharma ngay giữa chiến tranh.

Word by Word

• घृतम्: ghee
• घृतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• माल्यम्: garland(s)
• माल्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• गन्धान्: fragrances, perfumes
• गन्धान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• क्षौमाणि: linen garments (fine cloths)
• क्षौमाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षौम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चन्दनागुरुमुख्यानि: chiefly sandalwood and agaru (aloeswood), etc.
• चन्दनागुरुमुख्यानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्दन-अगुरु-मुख्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• तथा: likewise, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• कालीयकानि: black sandal/paste (kālīyaka)
• कालीयकानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालीयक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kuntī
• ghṛta (ghee)
• mālya (garlands)
• gandha (perfumes/fragrances)
• kṣauma (linen cloths)
• candana (sandalwood)
• aguru (agarwood)
• kālīyaka (black sandal/paste)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma includes honoring elders and teachers through proper rites and respectful remembrance. Even after conflict, one must uphold gratitude, decorum, and ritual responsibility toward those who embodied duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira had already arranged and sent essential ritual items—ghee, garlands, fragrances, cloth, and precious aromatics like sandalwood and agaru (including kālīyaka)—as preparations for Bhīṣma’s cremation/funeral observances.