Shloka 3

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata

Lākṣāgṛha Planning

Devanagari script

गृहं च सुपरिच्छन्नं धनधान्यसमाकुलम्‌ । भारद्वाजाय सुप्रीत: प्रत्यपादयत प्रभु:

Transliteration

gṛhaṃ ca suparicchannaṃ dhanadhānyasamākulam | bhāradvājāya suprītaḥ pratyapādayat prabhuḥ ||

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata: Sang penguasa yang perkasa, sangat berkenan hati, menghadiahkan kepada Bhāradvāja sebuah rumah yang tertata indah, lengkap perabot, serta penuh harta dan gandum.

Word by Word

• गृहम्: house, dwelling
• गृहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सुपरिच्छन्नम्: well-furnished, well-equipped
• सुपरिच्छन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुपरिच्छन्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनधान्यसमाकुलम्: filled with wealth and grain
• धनधान्यसमाकुलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धनधान्यसमाकुल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भारद्वाजाय: to Bharadvāja (i.e., Drona, son of Bharadvāja)
• भारद्वाजाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• सुप्रीतः: very pleased
• सुप्रीतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्रीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रत्यपादयत्: presented, bestowed, handed over
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√पद् (पादयति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रभुः: the lord, the powerful one
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhāradvāja
• gṛha (house)
• dhana (wealth)
• dhānya (grain)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dāna and guru-satkara: honoring and materially supporting those connected with learning and discipline. Prosperity is portrayed as ethically meaningful when used to uphold worthy persons and institutions.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that a powerful figure, pleased with Bhāradvāja, grants him a well-furnished house abundant in wealth and grain—an act of patronage and respect that frames the social duty of supporting revered teachers and sages.