विवाहःMarriage
Verse 238
ततस्तु भाजने कांस्ये कृत्वा दधि घृतं मधु । समर्पयामि वाक्येन मधुपर्कं करेऽर्पयेत् ॥ २३८ ॥
tatastu bhājanē kāṁsyē kṛtvā dadhi ghṛtaṁ madhu | samarpayāmi vākyēna madhuparkaṁ karē’rpayēt || 238 ||
Translation
Then, putting curd, ghee and honey in a bronze vessel, with "I offer" he places the madhuparka in his hand.
Word by word
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- tu
- and
- bhājanē
- in a vessel
- kāṁsyē
- bronze
- kṛtvā
- having put
- dadhi
- curd
- ghṛtaṁ
- ghee
- madhu
- honey
- samarpayāmi
- I offer
- vākyēna
- with the words
- madhuparkaṁ
- the madhuparka
- karē
- in the hand
- arpayēt
- should place
Meaning
Madhuparka, the "honey mixture", is the ancient welcome given to an honoured guest.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Tatas tu" and the rest. Then, putting curd, ghee and honey in a bronze vessel, with the words "tubhyaṁ samarpayāmi" he should place the madhuparka (the honey mixture) in the bridegroom's hand, his right hand.