Shloka 356

मनोज्ञमशनं भुक्त्वा विविशु: शरणान्यथ । तदनन्तर वे नरश्रेष्ठ पाण्डव द्रौपदी आदि अपनी स्त्रियोंसे बातचीत करके पहले व्यायाम एवं केश-प्रसाधन आदि कार्य किया। तदनन्तर नित्यकर्म करके सबने अपनेको दिव्य चन्दन आदिसे विभूषित किया। तत्पश्चात्‌ मनमें कल्याणकी भावना रखनेवाले पाण्डव ब्राह्मणोंसे स्वस्तिवाचन कराकर मनो$नुकूल भोजन करनेके पश्चात्‌ शयनगृहमें गये

manojñam aśanaṃ bhuktvā viviśuḥ śaraṇāny atha | tad-anantaraṃ vai naraśreṣṭha pāṇḍavā draupadī-ādyāḥ strībhiḥ saha saṃbhāṣya pūrvaṃ vyāyāmaṃ keśa-prasādhanaṃ ca cakruḥ | tataḥ nitya-karmāṇi kṛtvā sarve divya-candana-ādibhir vibhūṣitāḥ | tataś ca manasi kalyāṇa-bhāvanāṃ dhārayantaḥ pāṇḍavā brāhmaṇebhyaḥ svasti-vācanaṃ kārayitvā mano'nukūla-bhojanaṃ kṛtvā śayana-gṛhaṃ jagmuḥ ||

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。心地よい食を終えると、彼らは自らの居所へ入った。ついで、人の中の最勝よ、パーンダヴァたちは—ドロウパディーをはじめ—内なる女たちと語らい、まずは鍛錬をし、髪を整え、装いを調えた。日々の祭式を済ませると、皆、天なる白檀と諸々の香を身に塗った。その後、吉祥を念じる心を抱き、婆羅門に祝福(svasti)を唱えさせ、好みにかなう食を取り、寝所へと入っていった。

मनोज्ञम्pleasing, delightful
मनोज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमनोज्ञ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अशनम्food, meal
अशनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअशन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भुक्त्वाhaving eaten
भुक्त्वा:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
विविशुःthey entered
विविशुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootविश्
Formलिट् (Perfect), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
शरणानिshelters, resting-places
शरणानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशरण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
अथthen, now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
P
Pāṇḍavas
D
Draupadī
W
womenfolk/queens (striyaḥ)
B
Brāhmaṇas
D
divine sandalwood (candana)
S
sleeping chambers/quarters (śaraṇa, śayana-gṛha)

Educational Q&A

The passage highlights disciplined, dharmic household conduct: completing daily duties (nitya-karman), maintaining personal cleanliness and decorum, and seeking Brahminical blessings (svasti-vācana) before rest—suggesting that auspicious intention and orderly routine support ethical life.

After a satisfying meal, the Pāṇḍavas retire to their quarters. Draupadī and the women attend to conversation and grooming; everyone performs daily rites, applies fragrant sandalwood, receives benedictions from Brahmins, eats congenial food, and then goes to the bedchambers.