Mahabharata 7.65.10 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 65, Shloka 10
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 65 — Duḥśāsana’s Elephant Corps Engages Arjuna; Retreat to the Śakaṭa-vyūha
भक्ष्यानज्नपाननिचया: पर्वता: क्रोशमुच्छिता: । तस्याश्वमेधे निर्वत्ते राज्ञ: शिष्टास्त्रयोदश
bhakṣyānajñapānanicayāḥ parvatāḥ krośamucchitāḥ | tasyāśvamedhe nirvṛtte rājñaḥ śiṣṭās trayodaśa
നാരദൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഭക്ഷ്യവും അന്നവും പാനീയവും കൂമ്പാരങ്ങളായി, ഒരു ക്രോശം ഉയരമുള്ള പർവ്വതങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ ഉയർന്നുനിന്നു. ആ രാജാവിന്റെ അശ്വമേധ യാഗം പൂർത്തിയായിട്ടും പതിമൂന്ന് (ഭാഗങ്ങൾ/കൂമ്പാരങ്ങൾ) ശേഷിച്ചു.
नारद उवाच
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The verse highlights the immense scale of royal ritual giving and hospitality: abundance is portrayed not for indulgence alone but as a sign of a king’s capacity to sustain guests, priests, and dependents through dharmic sacrifice and distribution.
Nārada describes the extraordinary provisions arranged for a king’s Aśvamedha—piles of food and drink compared to mountains—and notes that even after the sacrifice concluded, thirteen remained as surplus/leftovers.
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