Shloka 16

जापक–इक्ष्वाकु–सत्यविवादः

The Jāpaka, Ikṣvāku, and the Dispute on Truth and Merit

Devanagari script

अपि चात्र माल्याभरणवत्त्रा भ्यड्डनित्योप भोग- नृत्यगीतवादित्रश्नुतिसुखनयनाभिरामदर्शनानां प्राप्तिर्भ- क्ष्यभोज्यलेह्पेयचोष्याणाम भ्यवहार्याणां विविधाना-मुपभोग: । स्वविहारसंतोष: कामसुखा-वाप्तिरिति

Transliteration

bharadvāja uvāca | api cātra mālyābharaṇa-vastrāṅga-rāgā nityopabhoga-nṛtya-gīta-vāditra-śruti-sukha-nayanābhirāma-darśanānāṃ prāptir bhakṣya-bhojya-lehya-peya-coṣyāṇām abhyavahāryāṇāṃ vividhānām upabhogaḥ | sva-vihāra-santoṣaḥ kāma-sukhāvāptir iti |

Translation

ພາຣະດວາຊະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ຍິ່ງໄປກວ່ານັ້ນ ໃນຂັ້ນຊີວິດຂອງຄົນຄອບຄົວ (ຄຣະຫັດ) ຍ່ອມໄດ້ຮັບພວງມາລາດອກໄມ້ ເຄື່ອງປະດັບຫຼາກຫຼາຍ ເສື້ອຜ້າງາມ ແລະນ້ຳຫອມທາກາຍ; ໄດ້ຊື່ນຊົມຄວາມບັນເທີງປະຈຳວັນເຊັ່ນ ຟ້ອນລຳ ເພງ ແລະດົນຕີ; ໄດ້ຍິນສຽງທີ່ພໍໃຈແກ່ຫູ ແລະເຫັນສິ່ງທີ່ພໍໃຈແກ່ຕາ. ຍັງໄດ້ຊື່ນຊົມຂອງບໍລິໂພກຫຼາຍຊະນິດ—ອາຫານທີ່ຕ້ອງຄຽວ ອາຫານທີ່ກິນ ຂອງທີ່ຕ້ອງເລຍ ນ້ຳທີ່ດື່ມ ແລະຂອງທີ່ຕ້ອງດູດ. ມີຄວາມພໍໃຈໃນການເດີນຫຼິ້ນໃນສວນຂອງຕົນ ແລະຍັງໄດ້ບັນລຸຄວາມສຸກທາງກາມອີກດ້ວຍ.

Word by Word

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

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

• अत्र: here (in this context/ashrama)
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• माल्या-आभरण-वस्त्र-अभ्यङ्ग: garlands, ornaments, clothes, and unguent/anointing
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्या/आभरण/वस्त्र/अभ्यङ्ग
• Form: Neuter, nominative, singular (as a compound member in a larger samāsa)

• नित्य-उपभोग: daily enjoyments/objects of daily use
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्य/उपभोग
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular (as a compound member in a larger samāsa)

• नृत्य-गीत-वादित्र: dance, song, and musical instruments
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृत्य/गीत/वादित्र
• Form: Neuter, nominative, singular (as a compound member in a larger samāsa)

• श्रुति-सुख: pleasure of hearing
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति/सुख
• Form: Neuter, nominative, singular (as a compound member in a larger samāsa)

• नयन-अभिराम-दर्शन: sights pleasing to the eyes
• Type: Noun
• Root: नयन/अभिराम/दर्शन
• Form: Neuter, nominative, singular (as a compound member in a larger samāsa)

• प्राप्तिः: attainment, obtaining
• प्राप्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राप्ति
• Form: Feminine, nominative, singular

• भक्ष्य-भोज्य-लेह्य-पेय-चोष्याणाम्: of foods to be chewed, eaten, licked, drunk, and sucked
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष्य/भोज्य/लेह्य/पेय/चोष्य
• Form: Neuter, genitive, plural

• अभ्यवहार्याणाम्: of edible/consumable items
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्यवहार्य
• Form: Neuter, genitive, plural

• विविधानाम्: of various kinds
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Neuter, genitive, plural

• उपभोगः: enjoyment, use
• उपभोगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपभोग
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• स्व-विहार-संतोषः: contentment from one’s own recreation/roaming
• स्व-विहार-संतोषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व/विहार/संतोष
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• काम-सुख-अवाप्तिः: attainment of sensual pleasure
• काम-सुख-अवाप्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम/सुख/अवाप्ति
• Form: Feminine, nominative, singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• gṛhastha-āśrama (householder stage)
• mālya (garlands)
• ābharaṇa (ornaments)
• vastra (garments)
• aṅga-rāga (unguents)
• nṛtya (dance)
• gīta (song)
• vāditra (musical instruments)
• bhakṣya-bhojya-lehya-peya-coṣya (fivefold consumables)
• sva-vihāra (one’s garden/recreation)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse catalogs the comforts and sensory attractions available in the gṛhastha-āśrama—luxury, entertainment, rich foods, and sexual pleasure—implicitly highlighting why discipline and dharma are necessary: these legitimate enjoyments can also become sources of attachment if pursued without restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s discourse on conduct and life-stages, Bharadvāja is describing the householder’s mode of life, emphasizing the readily available pleasures and amenities that characterize domestic prosperity.