Shloka 20

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय १५१: कृष्णस्य कौरव-अवज्ञा-निर्णयः तथा पाण्डव-योगाज्ञा

Krishna on the Kauravas’ Rejection of Counsel; Pandava Readiness Ordered

Devanagari script

प्रभूततरकाष्ठानि दुराधर्षतराणि च । भक्ष्यभोज्यान्नपानानि शतशो5थ सहस्रश:

Transliteration

prabhūtatara-kāṣṭhāni durādharṣatarāṇi ca | bhakṣya-bhojyānna-pānāni śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。薪は豊かに蓄えられ、さらに敵が奪い取ることのいよいよ困難な軍需も備えられていた。加えて、菓子や軽食、調理された料理、穀物、飲み物といった食糧が、百に千にと用意されていた。

Word by Word

• प्रभूततरकाष्ठानि: very abundant pieces of wood (fuel)
• प्रभूततरकाष्ठानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभूततर + काष्ठ
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• दुराधर्षतराणि: more difficult to assail/overcome
• दुराधर्षतराणि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुराधर्षतर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

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

• भक्ष्यभोज्यान्नपानानि: edibles, foods, cooked rice/grain, and drinks
• भक्ष्यभोज्यान्नपानानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष्य + भोज्य + अन्न + पान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• शतशः: by hundreds; in hundreds
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतशस्

• अथ: and then/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• सहस्रशः: by thousands; in thousands
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस्

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• firewood (kāṣṭha)
• foods and drinks (bhakṣya, bhojya, anna, pāna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights prudent stewardship: in times of uncertainty and potential conflict, a ruler or household must ensure adequate, well-protected provisions. Ethical governance includes foresight, safeguarding resources, and sustaining dependents and guests.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes extensive provisioning—firewood and large quantities of food and drink—emphasizing that these supplies were plentiful and secured against seizure. It depicts organized preparation within the broader Udyoga Parva setting of mobilization and tension before war.