Shloka 9

Adhyāya 57 — Arjuna’s Vow-Anxiety, Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel, and the Pāśupata Authorization

Devanagari script

रत्नानां विविधानां च विविधांश्चान्नपर्वतान्‌

Transliteration

ratnānāṁ vividhānāṁ ca vividhāṁś cānnaparvatān

Translation

ນາຣະດະກ່າວວ່າ: «(ພຣະອົງໄດ້ຖວາຍ) ແກ້ວມະນີອັນມີຄ່າຫຼາຍຊະນິດ ແລະຍັງມີພູເຂົາແຫ່ງອາຫານຫຼາຍຢ່າງ»—ເປັນພາບອັນແຈ້ງຊັດຂອງການໃຫ້ທານອັນຟຸ່ມເຟືອຍ ທີ່ຍ້ຳເນັ້ນອຸດົມຄະຕິແຫ່ງຄວາມເອື້ອເຟື້ອ ແລະການຕ້ອນຮັບແຂກ ໂດຍສະເພາະໃນການເຄົາລົບແຂກ ແລະຜູ້ຄວນເຄົາລົບ.

Word by Word

• रत्नानाम्: of gems/jewels
• रत्नानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• विविधानाम्: of various kinds
• विविधानाम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

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

• विविधान्: various
• विविधान्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• अन्नपर्वतान्: mountains/heaps of food
• अन्नपर्वतान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्नपर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• ratna (gems/jewels)
• annaparvata (heaps/mountains of food)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dāna and atithi-satkāra (generosity and honoring guests): abundance is ethically meaningful when used to support and honor others, turning wealth and food into instruments of dharma and merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing an act of lavish offering—many kinds of jewels and enormous quantities of food—emphasizing the scale and variety of gifts given in the episode being recounted.