Shloka 41

Devanagari script

स्रग्विणश्नापि ते सर्वे सुमृष्टमणिकुण्डला:,सैकड़ों और हजारों मनुष्य वहाँ ब्राह्मणोंको तरह-तरहके भोजन परोसते थे। वे सब- के-सब सोनेके हार और विशुद्ध मणिमय कुण्डलोंसे अलंकृत होते थे। राजाके अनुयायी पुरुष वहाँ ब्राह्मणोंको तरह-तरहके अन्न-पान एवं राजोचित भोजन अर्पित करते थे

Transliteration

sragviṇaś cāpi te sarve sumṛṣṭa-maṇi-kuṇḍalāḥ

Translation

ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಅವರು ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಮಾಲಾಧಾರಿಗಳಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮೆರುಗುಗೊಳಿಸಿದ ನಿರ್ಮಲ ಮಣಿಮಯ ಕುಂಡಲಗಳಿಂದ ಅಲಂಕರಿತರಾಗಿದ್ದರು. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜನ ಅನುಯಾಯಿಗಳು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರಿಗೆ ಭಕ್ತಿಭಾವದಿಂದ ನಾನಾವಿಧ ಅನ್ನಪಾನಗಳನ್ನೂ ರಾಜೋಚಿತ ಭೋಜ್ಯಗಳನ್ನೂ ಅರ್ಪಿಸಿ ಸೇವಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು।

Word by Word

स्रग्विणःgarlanded, wearing garlands

अपिalso, even

तेthey, those

सर्वेall

सुमृष्ट-मणि-कुण्डलाःhaving well-polished jeweled earrings

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

brāhmaṇas

king (rājā)

garlands (sraj)

jewel earrings (maṇi-kuṇḍala)

food and drink offerings

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic kingship expressed through honoring brāhmaṇas and guests: generosity, respectful service, and proper ritual conduct are shown not only by words but by organized, dignified giving.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the Aśvamedha-related proceedings, the king’s attendants—visibly adorned with garlands and jeweled earrings—are engaged in serving and distributing various foods and drinks to brāhmaṇas, reflecting the scale and decorum of the royal rite.