Shloka 10

Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala

On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving

Devanagari script

पर्यड्कान्‌ रत्नसौवर्णान्‌ परारघ्यास्तरणावृतान्‌ | भक्ष्यं भोज्यमनन्तं च तत्र तत्रोपकल्पितम्‌

Transliteration

paryaṅkān ratnasauvarṇān parārghyāstaraṇāvṛtān | bhakṣyaṁ bhojyam anantaṁ ca tatra tatropakalpitam ||

Translation

ມີຕຽງນອນທຳດ້ວຍຄຳ ປະດັບດ້ວຍແກ້ວມະນີ ແລະ ປູຄຸມດ້ວຍຜ້າປູອັນລ້ຳຄ່າຍິ່ງ. ຕາມບ່ອນຕ່າງໆ ກໍຈັດວາງອາຫານຫຼາກຫຼາຍຢ່າງຢ່າງບໍ່ມີທີ່ສິ້ນສຸດ ທັງຂອງຄຽວ ແລະ ຂອງກິນ.

Word by Word

• पर्यङ्कान्: beds/couches
• पर्यङ्कान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्यङ्क
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रत्नसौवर्णान्: golden and gem(-set)
• रत्नसौवर्णान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्नसौवर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• परार्घ्य: very costly/most precious
• परार्घ्य: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परार्घ्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आस्तरणावृतान्: covered with coverings/spreads
• आस्तरणावृतान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आस्तरण-आवृत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• भक्ष्यम्: edibles (to be eaten)
• भक्ष्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भोज्यम्: foods (to be enjoyed/consumed)
• भोज्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनन्तम्: endless/abundant
• अनन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• तत्र: there (in various places)
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• उपकल्पितम्: was arranged/provided
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-कल्पित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, Passive (PPP)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• golden jewel-inlaid couches (paryaṅka)
• precious bedding/spreads (āstaraṇa)
• foods: bhakṣya and bhojya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ideal of royal hospitality and generosity: abundance and careful arrangement of comforts and food are presented as marks of prosperity used in service of guests and social duty (dharma), not merely private indulgence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma is describing a scene of opulence and preparation—jewel-inlaid golden couches with costly coverings and plentiful varieties of food placed in many locations—depicting a grand, well-provisioned setting for receiving or honoring people.