Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

सर्वकामाश्च कार्यन्तां रसगन्धसमन्विता: । मनोरथप्रीतिकरा द्विजानां कुरुसत्तम,“कुरुश्रेष्ठ जिनको खानेकी प्राय: सभी इच्छा करते हैं, वे रस और गन्धसे युक्त भाँति- भाँतिके मिष्टात्न आदि तैयार कराये जाँय, जो ब्राह्मणोंको उनकी इच्छाके अनुसार प्रीति प्रदान करनेवाले हों”

Transliteration

sarvakāmāś ca kāryantāṃ rasagandhasamanvitāḥ | manorathaprītikarā dvijānāṃ kurusattama ||

Translation

हे कुरुश्रेष्ठ! रस और गन्ध से युक्त, सब प्रकार के मनोहर भोज्य पदार्थ तैयार कराए जाएँ, जो द्विजों (ब्राह्मणों) की इच्छानुसार उन्हें तृप्ति और प्रसन्नता दें।

Word by Word

सर्वकामाःall desired (foods/things)

चand

कार्यन्ताम्let (them) be prepared / let (them) be made

रसगन्धसमन्विताःendowed with taste and fragrance

मनोरथप्रीतिकराःgiving satisfaction according to desire

द्विजानाम्of the Brahmins (twice-born)

कुरुसत्तमO best of the Kurus

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kuru-sattama (addressed Kuru noble/king)

Dvijas (Brahmins)

Foods/dainties (rasagandha-samanvita)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a kingly duty of dharma: honoring and supporting Brahmins/ritual guests through generous, well-prepared offerings that genuinely meet their needs and wishes, not merely token gifts.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates an instruction to a Kuru leader to arrange a wide variety of fragrant, tasty foods—items people commonly desire—so that the dvijas are pleased and their expectations for hospitality are fulfilled.