Shloka 5
धृतराष्ट्रस्य शोकविलापः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Inquiry to Sañjaya
रसानां चाभवन् कुल्या भक्ष्याणां चापि पर्वता: । सहस्रव्यामा नृपते यूपाश्चासन् हिरण्मया:,वहाँ रसकी नहरें बहती थीं और अन्नके पहाड़ों-जैसे ढेर लगे हुए थे। राजन्! उनके यज्ञमें सहस्र व्याम-विस्तृत सुवर्णमय यूप सुशोभित होते थे
rasānāṁ cābhavan kulyā bhakṣyāṇāṁ cāpi parvatāḥ | sahasravyāmā nṛpate yūpāś cāsan hiraṇmayāḥ ||
ಅಲ್ಲಿ ರಸಗಳ ಕಾಲುವೆಗಳು ಹರಿಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು; ಭಕ್ಷ್ಯಗಳ ರಾಶಿಗಳು ಪರ್ವತಗಳಂತೆ ಎತ್ತರವಾಗಿದ್ದವು. ಓ ನೃಪತೇ! ಆ ಯಜ್ಞದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾವಿರ ವ್ಯಾಮ ವಿಸ್ತಾರವಿರುವ ಚಿನ್ನದ ಯೂಪಗಳು ಕಂಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ideal of royal dharma expressed through yajña and dāna: abundance is not merely displayed but ritually ordered and offered, portraying prosperity as something to be consecrated and shared under sacred norms.
Nārada describes an extraordinarily magnificent sacrifice: streams of rich liquids flow, food is piled in mountain-like heaps, and immense golden yūpas stand as ritual markers—emphasizing the scale and splendor of the ceremonial setting.