Shloka 8

बकवधोत्तर-प्रशमनम् | Post-slaying Stabilization after Baka’s Death

Devanagari script

उपपन्नश्चिरस्याद्य भक्षो5यं मम सुप्रिय: । स्नेहस्रवान्‌ प्रस्रवति जिह्दा पर्येति मे सुखम्‌,“आज बहुत दिनोंके बाद ऐसा भोजन मिला है, जो मुझे बहुत प्रिय है। इस समय मेरी जीभ लार टपका रही है और बड़े सुखसे लप-लप कर रही है

Transliteration

upapannaś cirasyādya bhakṣo 'yaṁ mama supriyaḥ | snehāsravān prasravati jihvā paryeti me sukham ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : «Après si longtemps, aujourd’hui j’ai obtenu une nourriture qui m’est vraiment chère. Ma langue, humide de salive, en dégoutte et s’agite de plaisir.»

Word by Word

उपपन्नःobtained, come to hand

चिरस्यafter a long time

अद्यtoday/now

भक्षःfood, eatable

अयम्this

ममof me / my

सुप्रियःvery dear

स्नेहस्रवान्oozing saliva (lit. ‘saliva-flowing’)

प्रस्रवतिflows forth, drips

जिह्वाtongue

पर्येतिmoves about, goes around (licks)

मेto me / for me / my

सुखम्pleasure, happiness

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

food (bhakṣa)

tongue (jihvā)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds the pull of sense-pleasure—how quickly the mind and body respond to a desired object. In ethical reading, it serves as a reminder that attachment and craving can arise powerfully and should be recognized and governed by discernment (dharma) rather than impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker describes the immediate, physical delight at receiving long-awaited, favorite food: saliva gathers and the tongue moves eagerly, emphasizing appetite and relish in the moment.