Shloka 17

Droṇānīka-praveśa: Arjuna’s respectful appeal to Droṇa and renewed advance toward Jayadratha (द्रोणानीकप्रवेशः)

Devanagari script

गयस्य यजमानस्य मुक्तावज्मणिस्तृता । प्रादात्‌ स ब्राह्मणेभ्यो5थ वासांस्याभरणानि च

Transliteration

gayasya yajamānasya muktāvajramaṇis tṛtā | prādāt sa brāhmaṇebhyo 'tha vāsāṁsy ābharaṇāni ca ||

Translation

Nārada sprach: „Als Gaya das Opfer als Opferherr (yajamāna) vollzog, ließ er Perlen und kostbare Edelsteine ausbreiten und schenkte sie dann den Brāhmaṇas—zusammen mit Gewändern und Schmuck.“

Word by Word

• गयस्य: of Gaya
• गयस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• यजमानस्य: of the sacrificer (patron of the sacrifice)
• यजमानस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजमान
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मुक्ता: pearls
• मुक्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ता
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• अज्मणि: on the path/road
• अज्मणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• स्तृता: strewn/spread
• स्तृता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तॄ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त), Passive (participial)

• प्रादात्: gave
• प्रादात्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: to the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Plural

• अथ: then/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• वासांसि: garments
• वासांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• आभरणानि: ornaments/jewels
• आभरणानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभरण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Gaya
• brāhmaṇas
• pearls (muktā)
• gems/jewels (maṇi)
• garments (vāsāṁsi)
• ornaments (ābharaṇāni)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents dāna as an essential completion of yajña: a righteous patron does not hoard ritual wealth but redistributes it—especially to brāhmaṇas—through gifts of valuables, clothing, and ornaments, thereby aligning prosperity with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada recounts an exemplary act by Gaya during a sacrifice: pearls and precious gems are laid out and then given away to brāhmaṇas, together with garments and ornaments, illustrating Gaya’s famed generosity.