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Shloka 20

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Procession, Encampment (Niveśa), and Auspicious Timing for Ritual Action

मोदकै: पायसेनाथ मांसापूपैस्तथैव च । आशास्य च महात्मानं प्रययुर्मुदिता भूशम्‌

modakaiḥ pāyasena atha māṃsāpūpaiḥ tathaiva ca | āśāsya ca mahātmānaṃ prayayur muditā bhūśam ||

પછી મોદક, પાયસ, માંસાપૂપ વગેરે અર્પણ કરીને તે મહાત્મા મહેશ્વરને તૃપ્ત કરી, તેમનો આશીર્વાદ માગ્યો. આશીર્વાદ પ્રાપ્ત થતાં પાંડવ રાજાઓ અત્યંત હર્ષથી પ્રસ્થાન કર્યા.

मोदकैःwith sweet balls (modakas)
मोदकैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमोदक
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
पायसेनwith rice-pudding
पायसेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपायस
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
मांसापूपैःwith meat-cakes (meat pies)
मांसापूपैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमांसापूप
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तथाso, likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
आशास्यhaving requested/solicited (a blessing)
आशास्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-शास्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
महात्मानम्the great-souled one
महात्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रययुःthey set out / departed
प्रययुः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-या
FormPerfect (लिट्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
मुदिताःdelighted, joyful
मुदिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमुदित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भूशम्greatly, exceedingly
भूशम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूशम्

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
M
Mahātmā (the worshipped great-souled deity; contextually Maheśvara/Śiva)
P
Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

Major undertakings should begin with humility, auspicious rites, and the seeking of blessings; prosperity and success are framed as aligned with reverence and dharmic preparation rather than mere power.

The Pāṇḍavas offer various foods—sweets, rice-pudding, and meat-cakes—to a revered great-souled deity (contextually Maheśvara/Śiva), receive his benediction, and then depart joyfully to proceed with their next course of action.