Shloka 16

युधिष्ठिरकृष्णसंवादः — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Appeal and Kṛṣṇa’s Assurance

Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 59

Devanagari script

हव्यं कव्यं च विविध॑ निष्पूर्त हुतमेव च । चारों वेदोंके स्वाध्यायसे प्रसन्न हुए देवता तथा पितृगण नाना प्रकारके हव्य और कव्य प्राप्त करते थे। सब ओर इष्ट (यज्ञ-यागादि) और पूर्त (वापी, कूप, तडाग और वृक्षारोपण आदि) का अनुष्ठान होता रहता था ।। अदंशमशका देशा नष्टव्यालसरीसूपा:

Transliteration

havyaṃ kavyaṃ ca vividhaṃ niṣpūrta-hutam eva ca | cāroṃ vedoṃ ke svādhyāyase prasanna hue devatā tathā pitṛgaṇa nānā prakārake havya aur kavya prāpta karate the | saba ora iṣṭa (yajña-yāgādi) aura pūrta (vāpī, kūpa, taḍāga aura vṛkṣāropaṇa ādi) kā anuṣṭhāna hotā rahatā thā || adaṃśa-maśakā deśā naṣṭa-vyāla-sarīsṛpāḥ |

Translation

ନାରଦ କହିଲେ—ସେଠାରେ ଦେବମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ହବ୍ୟ ଓ ପିତୃମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ କବ୍ୟ—ଏପରି ନାନାପ୍ରକାର ନିବେଦନ, ଏବଂ ବିଧିପୂର୍ବକ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୋମାହୁତି ହୋଇଥାଏ। ଚାରି ବେଦର ସ୍ୱାଧ୍ୟାୟରେ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ଦେବତା ଓ ପିତୃଗଣ ନିରନ୍ତର ନିଜ ନିଜ ଭାଗର ହବ୍ୟ-କବ୍ୟ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କରୁଥିଲେ। ସବୁଠାରେ ଇଷ୍ଟ (ଯଜ୍ଞ-ଯାଗାଦି) ଓ ପୂର୍ତ (କୂଆ, ପୋଖରୀ, ତାଳାବ, ବୃକ୍ଷାରୋପଣ ଆଦି ଲୋକହିତ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ) ଅନୁଷ୍ଠାନ ଚାଲିଥିଲା। ଦେଶ ଦଂଶ-ମଶକରହିତ ଥିଲା; ଏବଂ ଭୟଙ୍କର ପଶୁ ଓ ସରୀସୃପମାନେ ନଷ୍ଟ ହୋଇଯାଇଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• हव्यम्: oblation to the gods (havis)
• हव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• कव्यम्: offering to the Pitṛs (ancestral oblation)
• कव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कव्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

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

• विविधम्: various, manifold
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• निष्पूर्तम्: non-sacrificial meritorious works (pūrta: wells, tanks, etc.)
• निष्पूर्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्पूर्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• हुतम्: offered, sacrificed (that which is poured into fire)
• हुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हु (धातु) → हुत (क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

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

• अदंश-मशकाः: gadflies and mosquitoes
• अदंश-मशकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदंश + मशक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• देशाः: regions, places
• देशाः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नष्ट-व्याल-सरीसृपाः: where wild beasts and reptiles had disappeared
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नष्ट + व्याल + सरीसृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Devatās (gods)
• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Four Vedas
• Havya offerings
• Kavya offerings
• Iṣṭa rites (yajñas)
• Pūrta works (wells, ponds, reservoirs, tree-planting)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links societal well-being and safety to dharmic life: Vedic study (svādhyāya), proper sacrificial worship (iṣṭa), and public benefaction (pūrta) together sustain harmony between humans, gods, and ancestors, yielding prosperity and freedom from harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes an ideal, dharma-governed condition in which gods and ancestors are satisfied through offerings and Vedic recitation, while the community actively performs sacrifices and public works; as a result, the land becomes safe and free from pests and dangerous creatures.