Shloka 756

Adhyāya 31: Rājasūya-samāgama — The Gathering of Kings and the Ordering of Hospitality

Devanagari script

वासांसि च महाहाणि म्णी श्रैव महाधनान्‌ । तथा उन्होंने नाना प्रकारके रत्न, चन्दन, अगुरुके काष्ठ, दिव्य आभूषण, बहुमूल्य वस्त्र और विशेष मूल्यवान्‌ मणि-रत्न भी उसके साथ भिजवाये

Transliteration

vāsāṃsi ca mahārhāṇi maṇīś caiva mahādhanān | tathā nānāprakārāṇi ratnāni candanaṃ aguru-kāṣṭhaṃ divyābharaṇāni bahumūlyāni vastrāṇi viśeṣa-mūlyavān maṇi-ratnāni ca tasya saha bhijavāyām āsuḥ |

Translation

ସେମାନେ ତାଙ୍କ ସହ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ମୂଲ୍ୟବାନ ବସ୍ତ୍ର ଓ ମହାଧନସମ ମଣିମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ପଠାଇଲେ। ତଦୁପରି ନାନାପ୍ରକାର ରତ୍ନ, ଚନ୍ଦନ, ସୁଗନ୍ଧିତ ଅଗୁରୁ କାଠ, ଦିବ୍ୟ ଆଭୂଷଣ, ମହାମୂଲ୍ୟ ବସ୍ତ୍ର ଏବଂ ବିଶେଷତଃ ଅମୂଲ୍ୟ ମଣି-ରତ୍ନମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରେଷିତ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• वासांसि: garments, clothes
• वासांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

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

• महाहाणि: great gifts/offerings (reading uncertain)
• महाहाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाहाणि
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• म्णी: gems, jewels (orthography corrupt: म्णी for मणीन्/मणि)
• म्णी: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• श्रैव: and indeed (corrupt for चैव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च एव

• महाधनान्: very wealthy/valuable (ones/things)
• महाधनान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाधन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• precious garments (vāsāṃsi)
• gems (maṇi)
• jewels/treasures (ratna)
• sandalwood (candana)
• agarwood (aguru-kāṣṭha)
• ornaments (ābharaṇa)
• costly textiles (vastra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage highlights how material gifts—garments, gems, fragrances, and ornaments—function as instruments of honor and political messaging in royal society; ethical reflection lies in recognizing that external splendor can be used to bind alliances, display power, or mask deeper intentions.

What is happening in the narrative?

A party arranges and dispatches an impressive set of luxury items—precious clothes, gems, jewels, sandalwood, agaru-wood, and ornaments—sending them along with someone as part of a formal courtly exchange in the Sabha Parva setting.