Shloka 34

Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)

Devanagari script

भक्ष्यं भोज्यं च पेयं च चोष्यं लेहुमथापि च । उपपादितं नरैस्तत्र कुशलै: सूदकर्मणि,वहाँ रसोईके काममें कुशल कितने ही मनुष्योंने जुटकर खाने-पीनेके बहुत-से भक्ष्य, भोज्यर, पेयर, चोष्य* और लेह्यः पदार्थ तैयार किये

Transliteration

bhakṣyaṃ bhojyaṃ ca peyaṃ ca coṣyaṃ lehum athāpi ca | upapāditaṃ narais tatra kuśalaiḥ sūdakarmaṇi ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Dort schlossen sich viele Männer, kundig in Kochkunst und Küchendienst, zusammen und bereiteten eine Fülle von Speisen und Getränken—zum Essen, zum Kauen, zum Trinken, zum Saugen und feine Köstlichkeiten zum Lecken.

Word by Word

भक्ष्यम्solid food (to be eaten)

भोज्यम्food (to be eaten as a meal)

चand

पेयंdrink (to be drunk)

चand

चोष्यम्food to be sucked

लेहुम्food to be licked

अथthen/also

अपिalso/even

चand

उपपादितम्prepared/arranged

नरैःby men

तत्रthere

कुशलैःby skilled (persons)

सूदकर्मणिin the work of cooking

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

cooks/kitchen workers (sūda)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic hospitality: competent organization and generous provision of food and drink for guests or participants, reflecting social responsibility and respect for communal rites.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the scene of preparations: skilled kitchen workers assemble and produce many kinds of consumables—foods and drinks of various types—indicating a large, well-arranged feast or ceremonial gathering.