Shloka 8

Devanagari script

सूपान्‌ मैरेयकापूपान्‌ रागखाण्डवपानकान्‌ । मृष्टान्नानि सुयुक्तानि मृदूनि सुरभीणि च,लड्डू, पूरी, पुए, स्वादिष्ट कचौड़ी, करम्भ, मोटे मुनक्के, तैयार अन्न, मैरेयक, अपूप, रागखाण्डव, पानक, शुद्ध एवं सुन्दर ढंगसे बने हुए मधुर और सुगन्धित भोज्य पदार्थ, घी, मधु, दूध, जल, दही, सरस वस्तुएँ तथा सुस्वादु फल, मूल वहाँ ब्राह्मणगलोग भोजन करते थे

Transliteration

sūpān maireyakāpūpān rāgakhāṇḍavapānakān | mṛṣṭānnāni suyuktāni mṛdūni surabhīṇi ca ||

Translation

ナーラダは言った。「羹（スープ）、酔いを誘うマレーヤ酒、アプーパの菓子があり、またラ―ガやカーンダヴァの甘味、清涼なるパーナカの飲み物もあった。よく調えられた珍味は、舌に柔らかく、香り高く供された。」

Word by Word

सूपान्soups

मैरेयकापूपान्apūpas (cakes) made with maireyaka (liquor)

रागखाण्डवपानकान्pānaka drinks of the raga-khāṇḍava type

मृष्टान्नानिchoice/prepared foods (delicacies)

सुयुक्तानिwell-prepared, properly arranged

मृदूनिsoft, tender

सुरभीणिfragrant

चand

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

sūpa (soup)

maireyaka (mareya drink)

apūpa

rāga

khāṇḍava

pānaka

mṛṣṭānna (delicacies)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the dharmic value of atithi-satkara (honoring guests) and dāna (generous provision), shown through carefully prepared, wholesome, fragrant foods offered in a socially and ritually appropriate setting.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes an occasion of plentiful, well-prepared food and drink—soups, sweets, and beverages—conveying abundance and orderly hospitality, likely in the context of Brahmins being fed as part of a rite or charitable distribution.