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

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca: tasmai dattvā sa satkāraṃ vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā | śālapuṣpamayīṃ divyāṃ āsīṃ vai samakalpayat ||

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: Sau khi kính cẩn tiếp đãi người ấy đúng theo nghi lễ mà kinh điển quy định, bằng hành vi phù hợp với pháp (dharma), ông bèn sắp đặt cho người ấy một chỗ ngồi rực rỡ làm bằng hoa śāla.

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular

• दत्त्वा: having given
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Active

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सत्कारम्: honour, respectful reception
• सत्कारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्कार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विधि-दृष्टेन: as prescribed by rule (scripturally enjoined)
• विधि-दृष्टेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधिदृष्ट
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• कर्मणा: by an act/rite
• कर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• शाल-पुष्प-मयीम्: made of śāla-flowers
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शालपुष्पमयी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दिव्याम्: splendid, divine
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• बूसीम्: seat, bedding (a couch/seat)
• बूसीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बूसी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• समकल्पयत्: prepared, arranged
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + कल्पय् (कॢप्/कल्प् caus.)
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma (speaker)
• Gautama (guest/sage, implied by context)
• Śāla-flowers
• Seat (āsī)

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.