विवाहःMarriage
Verse 248
तन्मध्ये पञ्चरत्नानि फलताम्बूलमेव वा । दत्त्वाऽर्चयित्वा तनयां वराय विदुषेऽर्पयेत् ॥ २४८ ॥
tanmadhyē pañcaratnāni phalatāmbūlamēva vā | dattvā’rcayitvā tanayāṁ varāya viduṣē’rpayēt || 248 ||
Translation
Placing between them the five gems, or fruit and betel, and honouring his daughter, he gives her to the learned bridegroom.
Word by word
- tat
- (tat) between them
- madhyē
- in the middle
- pañca
- five
- ratnāni
- gems
- phala
- fruit
- tāmbūlam
- (tāmbūlam) and betel
- ēva
- or
- vā
- or
- dattvā
- having placed
- arcayitvā
- having honoured
- tanayāṁ
- his daughter
- varāya
- to the bridegroom
- viduṣē
- learned
- arpayēt
- should give
Meaning
The five gems (pañcaratna) or fruit and betel are held between the joined hands.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Tanmadhye" and the rest. Then, placing in it, between the hands, the five gems, or fruit and betel, and honouring his daughter, he should give her to the learned, wise bridegroom.