Shloka 10
अध्याय ८ — शल्यस्य सत्कारः, वरदानं, पाण्डवसमागमश्च (Śalya’s Reception, the Boon, and Meeting the Pāṇḍavas)
कूृपाश्न विविधाकारा मनोहर्षविवर्धना: । वाप्यश्न विविधाकारा औदकानि गृहाणि च,अनेक प्रकारके कुएँ तथा भाँति-भाँतिकी बावड़ियाँ बनायी गयी थीं, जो हृदयके हर्षको बढ़ा रही थीं। बहुत-से ऐसे गृह बने थे, जिनमें जलकी विशेष सुविधा सुलभ की गयी थी
kūpāś ca vividhākārā manoharṣa-vivardhanāḥ | vāpyāś ca vividhākārā audakāni gṛhāṇi ca ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Brunnen vieler Arten wurden errichtet, die das Herz erfreuten und die Freude mehrten. Teiche in unterschiedlichen Formen wurden ebenfalls angelegt, und Häuser wurden mit besonderen Wasservorkehrungen ausgestattet.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic ideal of governance: ensuring accessible water through wells, ponds, and household water arrangements. Such public works are portrayed as joy-giving and ethically meritorious, expressing care for travelers and residents alike.
Vaiśampāyana describes preparations and arrangements being made—specifically the construction of varied wells and ponds and the provision of water-equipped dwellings—indicating organized, welfare-oriented infrastructure in the setting being narrated.