Shloka 9
Parīkṣit-janma-saṃkaṭa and Kuntī’s petition to Vāsudeva (परिक्षिज्जन्मसंकटं कुन्त्याः प्रार्थना च)
Devanagari script
धूपगन्धनिरुद्धं तत् सुमनोभिश्च संवृतम्
Transliteration
dhūpagandhaniruddhaṃ tat sumanobhiś ca saṃvṛtam
Translation
毗耶娑波耶那说：彼处为香烟之芬馥所充盈、所环绕，又以新鲜花簇覆饰，使祭仪四周呈现出庄严而吉祥的氛围。
Word by Word
धूपगन्धनिरुद्धम्blocked/obstructed by incense-fragrance
धूपगन्धनिरुद्धम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootधूपगन्धनिरुद्ध
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तत्that (thing/place)
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सुमनोभिःwith flowers
सुमनोभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसुमनस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
संवृतम्covered/enclosed
संवृतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसंवृत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
dhūpa (incense)S
sumanas (flowers/blossoms)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how sacred action is framed by purity and auspiciousness: incense and flowers are not mere decoration but ethical-symbolic markers of reverence, restraint, and a consecrated environment for ritual duty.
The narrator describes the ritual setting as permeated with incense fragrance and covered with flowers, indicating that the ceremony (in the Ashvamedhika context) is being conducted with full traditional honors and sanctity.