Shloka 43

Devanagari script

सुमनोभिश्न चित्राभिलजिरुच्चावचैरपि | जनेश्वर! उन्होंने मन्त्रपूत पुष्प लेकर मिठाई, खीर, फलके गूदे, विचित्र पुष्प, लावा (खील) तथा अन्य नाना प्रकारकी वस्तुओंद्वारा उपहार समर्पित किया

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: sumanobhiś ca citrābhir lajair uccāvacair api | janeśvara, te mantra-pūtaiḥ puṣpair modakaiḥ pāyasena phala-gūḍaiḥ citra-puṣpaiḥ lāvābhiś ca tathānyair nānā-vidhair dravyair upahāram upājahruḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana thưa: “Tâu bậc chúa tể của muôn dân, họ dâng lễ vật: hoa đã được chú nguyện bằng thần chú, bánh ngọt và món sữa gạo (kṣīra), phần thịt quả, những đóa hoa nhiều sắc, hạt rang, cùng vô số vật phẩm khác.” Cảnh ấy nêu rõ cách tôn kính theo Dharma: lễ vật được thanh tịnh hóa, dâng bằng lòng cung kính, nhằm nâng đỡ trật tự cát tường của nghi lễ chứ không phải để phô trương bản thân.

Word by Word

• सुमनोभिः: with good/pleasant flowers
• सुमनोभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

• चित्राभिः: with variegated (things/flowers)
• चित्राभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्रा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• लजिः: parched grain; popped rice (lājā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लजा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• उच्चावचैः: with various (high and low; diverse) [items]
• उच्चावचैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्चावच
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

• जनेश्वर: O lord of people
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन-ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• janeśvara (the king addressed)
• mantra-pūtāni puṣpāṇi (sanctified flowers)
• modaka (sweets)
• pāyasa (rice-pudding)
• phala-gūḍa (fruit pulp/sweet)
• citra-puṣpa (variegated flowers)
• lājā/lāvā (parched grains)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic offering: gifts are made with purity (mantra-sanctified), variety, and reverence, supporting sacred order and respectful relations between subjects and ruler/ritual authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

People bring and present a range of auspicious items—sanctified flowers, sweets, rice-pudding, fruit preparations, parched grains, and other goods—as formal offerings to the addressed king, within a ritual-ceremonial setting.