Shloka 8

दधीच्यास्थिवज्रनिर्माणोपाख्यानम् | The Forging of the Vajra from Dadhīca’s Bones

Devanagari script

तयोररघ्य च पाद्य॑ च ब्रथ्नश्वः प्रत्यवेदयत्‌ । अनुज्ञाप्य च पप्रच्छ प्रयोजनमुपक्रमे,ब्रध्नश्चने उन दोनोंको अर्घ्य और पाद्य निवेदन किये, फिर उनकी आज्ञा ले अपने यहाँ पधारनेका प्रयोजन पूछा

Transliteration

tayor arghyaṃ ca pādyaṃ ca bradhnaśvaḥ pratyavedayat | anujñāpya ca papraccha prayojanam upakrame ||

Translation

Bradhnaśva theo đúng phép tắc đã dâng lên hai vị khách những lễ nghi thường lệ: arghya (lễ vật kính dâng) và pādya (nước rửa chân). Sau khi xin được sự cho phép của họ, ngay từ đầu vua mới hỏi mục đích nào đã đưa họ đến nơi ở của mình.

Word by Word

तयोःof those two

अर्घ्यम्honor-offering (arghya)

चand

पाद्यम्water for washing the feet (pādya)

चand

ब्रध्नश्वःBradhnaśva (proper name)

प्रत्यवेदयत्offered / presented / made known (to them)

अनुज्ञाप्यhaving obtained permission

चand

पप्रच्छasked

प्रयोजनम्purpose

उपक्रमेat the outset / in the beginning

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bradhnaśva

arghya

pādya

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?

The verse highlights atithi-dharma: a host should first honor guests with proper reception (arghya and pādya) and only then, with their consent, ask the reason for their visit—prioritizing respect, restraint, and social propriety.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bradhnaśva receives two visitors, performs the formal welcome by offering arghya and pādya, and then—after obtaining their permission—asks what purpose has brought them there.