Shloka 41
अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship
Book 14, Chapter 89
Devanagari script
न व | / |! ( ४ 5 ॥ भक्ष्यखाण्डवरागाणां क्रियतां भुज्यतां तथा । पशूनां बध्यतां चैव नान््तं ददृशिरे जना:
Transliteration
Vaiśampāyana uvāca | bhakṣya-khāṇḍava-rāgāṇāṃ kriyatāṃ bhujyatāṃ tathā | paśūnāṃ badhyatāṃ caiva nāntaṃ dadṛśire janāḥ ||
Translation
वैशम्पायन बोले— वहाँ भक्ष्य-भोज्य पदार्थ और खाण्डवराग इतनी अधिक मात्रा में बनाए और खाए जा रहे थे कि लोगों को उसका कोई अन्त दिखाई नहीं देता था। उसी प्रकार वहाँ बाँधे गए पशुओं की संख्या का भी कोई छोर उन्हें नहीं दिखता था।
Word by Word
भक्ष्यखाण्डवरागाणाम्of edible items and khāṇḍavarāga (a sweet drink/preparation)
भक्ष्यखाण्डवरागाणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ष्य-खाण्डवराग
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
क्रियताम्let (it) be made / should be prepared
क्रियताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormImperative, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
भुज्यताम्let (it) be eaten / should be consumed
भुज्यताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormImperative, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
तथाlikewise; also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
पशूनाम्of animals
पशूनाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपशु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
बध्यताम्let (them/it) be bound/tied
बध्यताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootबन्ध्
FormImperative, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अन्तम्end; limit
अन्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ददृशिरेthey saw; they perceived
ददृशिरे:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPerfect, Third, Plural, Atmanepada
जनाःpeople
जनाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaJ
janāḥ (people)B
bhakṣya (foods)K
khāṇḍava-rāga (sweetened khāṇḍava preparation)P
paśu (animals)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes