Shloka 16

जापक–इक्ष्वाकु–सत्यविवादः

The Jāpaka, Ikṣvāku, and the Dispute on Truth and Merit

Devanagari script

अपि चात्र माल्याभरणवत्त्रा भ्यड्डनित्योप भोग- नृत्यगीतवादित्रश्नुतिसुखनयनाभिरामदर्शनानां प्राप्तिर्भ- क्ष्यभोज्यलेह्पेयचोष्याणाम भ्यवहार्याणां विविधाना-मुपभोग: । स्वविहारसंतोष: कामसुखा-वाप्तिरिति,इसके सिवा इस गृहस्थ-आश्रममें फूलोंकी माला, नाना प्रकारके आभूषण, वस्त्र, अंगराग (तेल-उबटन), नित्य उपभोगकी वस्तु, नृत्य, गीत, वाद्य, श्रवणसुखद शब्द और नयनाभिराम रूपके दर्शनकी भी प्राप्ति होती है। भक्ष्य, भोज्य, लेह, पेय और चोष्यरूप नानाप्रकारके भोजनसम्बन्धी पदार्थ खाने-पीनेको भी मिलते हैं। अपने उद्यानमें घूमने- फिरनेका आनन्द प्राप्त होता है और कामसुखकी भी उपलब्धि होती है

Transliteration

bharadvāja uvāca | api cātra mālyābharaṇa-vastrāṅga-rāgā nityopabhoga-nṛtya-gīta-vāditra-śruti-sukha-nayanābhirāma-darśanānāṃ prāptir bhakṣya-bhojya-lehya-peya-coṣyāṇām abhyavahāryāṇāṃ vividhānām upabhogaḥ | sva-vihāra-santoṣaḥ kāma-sukhāvāptir iti |

Translation

Bharadvāja dijo: Además, en la condición del cabeza de familia se obtiene acceso a guirnaldas de flores, diversos adornos, finas vestiduras y ungüentos fragantes; a los goces cotidianos como la danza, el canto y los instrumentos musicales; a sonidos gratos al oído y a visiones deleitosas para la vista. También se disfrutan muchos tipos de consumibles—alimentos para masticar y comer, para lamer, para beber y para chupar. Hay la satisfacción de pasear por los propios jardines, y asimismo el logro del placer sensual.

Word by Word

अपिalso, even

चand

अत्रhere (in this context/ashrama)

माल्या-आभरण-वस्त्र-अभ्यङ्गgarlands, ornaments, clothes, and unguent/anointing

नित्य-उपभोगdaily enjoyments/objects of daily use

नृत्य-गीत-वादित्रdance, song, and musical instruments

श्रुति-सुखpleasure of hearing

नयन-अभिराम-दर्शनsights pleasing to the eyes

प्राप्तिःattainment, obtaining

भक्ष्य-भोज्य-लेह्य-पेय-चोष्याणाम्of foods to be chewed, eaten, licked, drunk, and sucked

अभ्यवहार्याणाम्of edible/consumable items

विविधानाम्of various kinds

उपभोगःenjoyment, use

स्व-विहार-संतोषःcontentment from one’s own recreation/roaming

काम-सुख-अवाप्तिःattainment of sensual pleasure

इतिthus

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bharadvāja

gṛhastha-āśrama (householder stage)

mālya (garlands)

ābharaṇa (ornaments)

vastra (garments)

aṅga-rāga (unguents)

nṛtya (dance)

gīta (song)

vāditra (musical instruments)

bhakṣya-bhojya-lehya-peya-coṣya (fivefold consumables)

sva-vihāra (one’s garden/recreation)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse catalogs the comforts and sensory attractions available in the gṛhastha-āśrama—luxury, entertainment, rich foods, and sexual pleasure—implicitly highlighting why discipline and dharma are necessary: these legitimate enjoyments can also become sources of attachment if pursued without restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s discourse on conduct and life-stages, Bharadvāja is describing the householder’s mode of life, emphasizing the readily available pleasures and amenities that characterize domestic prosperity.