Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

अगुरु: सारिणां श्रेष्ठो यक्षराक्षसभोगिनाम्‌ | दैत्यानां सल्‍लकीयश्व काड्क्षतो यश्व तद्विध:

Transliteration

aguruḥ sāriṇāṃ śreṣṭho yakṣarākṣasabhoginām | daityānāṃ sallakīyaś ca kāṅkṣato yaś ca tadvidhaḥ ||

Translation

尸拘罗说道：“诸芳香之中，沉香木（aguru）为最上，尤为夜叉、罗刹与那伽所喜；而达那婆（Dānava）则偏爱以娑罗迦梨（sallakī）树脂及其他相类树胶所制之香。”

Word by Word

• अगुरुः: aguru (aloeswood)
• अगुरुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगुरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सारिणाम्: of incenses/fumigants
• सारिणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारि
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• श्रेष्ठः: the best
• श्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यक्ष-राक्षस-भोगिनाम्: of yakṣas, rākṣasas, and nāgas
• यक्ष-राक्षस-भोगिनाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष / राक्षस / भोगिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• दैत्यानाम्: of the daityas
• दैत्यानाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सल्लीकी: sallakī (a resinous tree)
• सल्लीकी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सल्लीकी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• काङ्क्षतः: they desire
• Type: Verb
• Root: काङ्क्ष्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural

• यः: which/that
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• तद्विधः: of that kind/similar
• तद्विधः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद्विध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

शुक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śukra
• Aguru (aloeswood/agarwood)
• Yakṣas
• Rākṣasas
• Bhogins (Nāgas/serpentine beings)
• Daityas (Dānavas/Asuras)
• Sallakī (resin/incense)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse classifies preferred incense materials for different classes of beings, implying that offerings should be appropriate to the recipient and made with discernment in ritual contexts.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śukra is describing varieties of incense (dhūpa) and noting which fragrant substances—especially aguru and sallakī-resin—are favored by Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, Nāgas, and Daityas.