Shloka 32

Āloka-dāna (Dīpa-dāna), Sumanas–Dhūpa–Dīpa Phala: Manu–Suvarṇa and Śukra–Bali Exempla

Devanagari script

मनोहृदयनन्दिन्यो विशेषमधुराश्च या: । चारुरूपा: सुमनसो मानुषाणां स्मृता विभो

Transliteration

manohṛdayanandinyō viśeṣamadhurāś ca yāḥ | cārurūpāḥ sumanasō mānuṣāṇāṃ smṛtā vibho prabho ||

Translation

舒克罗说道：“伟大的主上啊，在人间，真正称得上可喜的花，是那能悦人心神、怡人胸臆，甘美尤胜，且形色秀丽者。”

Word by Word

• मनः: of the mind
• मनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• हृदय: of the heart
• हृदय: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• नन्दिन्यः: delighting (bringing joy)
• नन्दिन्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नन्दिनी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• विशेष: especially, particularly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष

• मधुराः: sweet (in taste/juice)
• मधुराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

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

• याः: which (those that)
• याः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• चारु: beautiful, pleasing
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• रूपाः: having form/appearance (forms)
• रूपाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• सुमनसः: flowers
• सुमनसः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमनस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• मानुषाणाम्: of humans
• मानुषाणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानुष
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• स्मृताः: are considered/are known
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विभो: O mighty one
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

शुक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śukra
• humans (mānuṣāḥ)
• flowers (sumanasaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Śukra points to a general principle of human preference: people are naturally drawn to what is beautiful, exceptionally sweet/pleasing, and emotionally uplifting—highlighting how sensory charm and inner delight shape human choices.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śukra is speaking didactically, using the example of flowers to explain what humans commonly find attractive and pleasing, as part of a broader instruction in Anuśāsana Parva.