Shloka 11

Suvarṇa-dāna: Kārttikeya’s Origin and the Defeat of Tāraka (सुवर्णदान-प्रसङ्गे कार्त्तिकेय-उत्पत्ति तथा तारकवधः)

Devanagari script

आजहुर्ऋतवश्चापि सुगन्धीनि पृथक्‌ पृथक्‌ । तस्मिन्‌ देवसमावाये सर्वभूतसमागमे

Transliteration

ājahuḥ ṛtavaś cāpi sugandhīni pṛthak pṛthak | tasmin deva-samāvāye sarva-bhūta-samāgame, kuntī-nandana |

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“就连四时也各以其别样之法献上芬芳之礼。在那诸神的大集会中——一切众生皆来会聚，昆蒂之子啊——（天界法会充满吉祥供献与恭敬侍立）。”

Word by Word

• आ: towards; (prefix) in/unto
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग)

• जहुḥ: they offered / presented
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), perfect (completed past), 3, plural

• ऋतवः: the seasons
• ऋतवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

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

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सुगन्धीनि: fragrant (things/offerings)
• सुगन्धीनि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुगन्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• पृथक्: separately
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक्

• पृथक्: each separately
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक्

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine/neuter, locative, singular

• देव-समावाये: in the assembly/gathering of gods
• देव-समावाये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + समावाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• सर्व-भूत-समागमे: in the gathering of all beings
• सर्व-भूत-समागमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत + समागम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Kuntīnandana)
• ṛtavaḥ (the seasons)
• deva-samāvāya (assembly of gods)
• sarva-bhūta-samāgama (gathering of all beings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights cosmic harmony and reverence: even impersonal forces like the seasons participate in sacred offering, suggesting that dharma includes aligning one’s actions with the larger order and honoring what is worthy of worship.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a vast celestial gathering where gods and all beings assemble; as part of the auspicious scene, the seasons themselves present fragrant offerings, setting a solemn, devotional atmosphere for what follows.