Shloka 14

Parīkṣit-janma-saṃkaṭa and Kuntī’s petition to Vāsudeva (परिक्षिज्जन्मसंकटं कुन्त्याः प्रार्थना च)

Devanagari script

ततः पात्री: सकरका बहुरूपा मनोरमा:,कुछ ही देरमें अनेक प्रकारके विचित्र, मनोरम एवं बहुसंख्यक सहस्रों सुवर्णमय पात्र निकल आये। कठौते, सुराही, गडुआ, कड़ाह, कलश तथा कटोरे--सभी तरहके बर्तन उपलब्ध हुए

Transliteration

tataḥ pātrīḥ sakarakā bahurūpā manoramāḥ

Translation

やがて、さまざまな形の愛らしい器—小さな飾りをあしらったものもある—が夥しく現れた。アシュヴァメーダの儀礼が進むなか、この黄金の器具の突如たる豊饒は、王が惜しみなく施す用意を整え、祭儀の饗応と、祭司や客人へ広く分かち与える倫理の務めを支えることを示している。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय

• पात्रीः: vessels, bowls (objects)
• पात्रीः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सकरकाः: with lids/covers
• सकरकाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• बहुरूपाः: of many forms, various-shaped
• बहुरूपाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• मनोरमाः: charming, delightful
• मनोरमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• pātra (vessels/utensils)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dāna and ritual responsibility: abundance is meaningful when directed toward dharmic purposes—supporting sacrifice, hospitality, and rightful gifting—rather than mere display.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the sudden appearance/availability of numerous beautiful, multiform vessels (understood as golden sacrificial utensils), indicating preparations for the Aśvamedha rites and the forthcoming distribution of ritual resources and gifts.