Shloka 18

Droṇānīka-praveśa: Arjuna’s respectful appeal to Droṇa and renewed advance toward Jayadratha (द्रोणानीकप्रवेशः)

Devanagari script

यत्र भोजनशिष्टस्य पर्वता: पञज्चविंशति:,उस यज्ञमें खाने-पीनेसे बचे हुए अन्नके पचीस पर्वत शेष थे। रसोंको कौशलपूर्वक प्रवाहित करनेवाली कितनी ही छोटी-छोटी नदियाँ तथा वस्त्र, आभूषण और सुगन्धित पदार्थोंकी विभिन्न राशियाँ भी उस समय शेष रह गयी थीं

Transliteration

yatra bhojana-śiṣṭasya parvatāḥ pañcaviṃśatiḥ

Translation

ନାରଦ କହିଲେ— ସେହି ଯଜ୍ଞରେ ଭୋଜନ ପରେ ଅବଶିଷ୍ଟ ଅନ୍ନ ପଚିଶଟି ପର୍ବତସଦୃଶ ଢେର ଭାବେ ରହିଗଲା। ନାନା ରସ ଓ ସ୍ୱାଦକୁ କୌଶଳରେ ପ୍ରବାହିତ କରୁଥିବା ଅନେକ ଛୋଟ ଛୋଟ ନାଳା-ଧାରାମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେତେବେଳେ ଅବଶିଷ୍ଟ ଥିଲେ; ଏବଂ ବସ୍ତ୍ର, ଆଭୂଷଣ ଓ ସୁଗନ୍ଧିତ ଦ୍ରବ୍ୟର ବିଭିନ୍ନ ଭଣ୍ଡାର ମଧ୍ୟ ଶେଷ ରହିଥିଲା।

Word by Word

यत्रwhere

भोजनof eating/food

शिष्टस्यremaining, left over

पर्वताःmountains (heaps)

पञ्चविंशतिःtwenty-five

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

yajña (sacrifice)

parvata (mountain-like heaps of leftover food)

rasa (juices/flavors)

nadī (small streams)

vastra (garments)

ābharaṇa (ornaments)

sugandha-dravya (fragrant substances)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the immense surplus produced by a grand sacrifice and implicitly points to dharmic stewardship: abundance should culminate in proper distribution (dāna), hospitality, and responsible use rather than waste or pride.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing the scale of a particular yajña: after feeding participants, enormous quantities still remained—likened to twenty-five mountains of leftover food—along with streams of flavored liquids and large stores of clothing, ornaments, and perfumes.