Shloka 51

Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection

Devanagari script

दीयतां दीयतामेषां भुज्यतां भुज्यतामिति । एवम्प्रकारा: संजल्पा: श्रूयन्ते स्मात्र नित्यश:,“इनको दीजिये, इन्हें परोसिये, भोजन कीजिये, भोजन कीजिये” इसी प्रकारके शब्द वहाँ प्रतिदिन कानोंमें पड़ते थे

Transliteration

dīyatāṃ dīyatām eṣāṃ bhujyatāṃ bhujyatām iti | evamprakārāḥ saṃjalpāḥ śrūyante sma atra nityaśaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Give—give to these; serve—serve; eat—eat!” Such calls and exchanges of this kind were heard there every day without fail.

Word by Word

दीयताम्let it be given

एषाम्to/for these (people)

भुज्यताम्let it be eaten/partaken

इतिthus (quotative)

एवम्thus, in this manner

प्रकाराःkinds, types

संजल्पाःutterances, calls, talk

श्रूयन्तेare heard

स्मindeed; (past-narrative particle)

अत्रhere, in this place

नित्यशःalways, daily, constantly

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ideal of organized generosity and hospitality—resources are meant to be distributed and enjoyed in an orderly social setting. Ethically, it points to the value placed on feeding and providing for others as a visible sign of prosperity and proper household/royal conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes the everyday soundscape of the place: attendants and hosts repeatedly calling out instructions to give, serve, and eat. It conveys a continuous atmosphere of feasting and distribution, suggesting a well-supplied and active establishment.