Shloka 231

धृतराष्ट्रस्य सत्कारः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Honored in the Post-war Court

Devanagari script

मैरेयकाणि मांसानि पानकानि लघूनि च । चित्रान्‌ भक्ष्यविकारांश्व चक्रुस्तस्य यथा पुरा

Transliteration

maireyakāṇi māṁsāni pānakāni laghūni ca | citrān bhakṣyavikārāṁś ca cakrus tasya yathā purā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: Prepararam para ele, como nos dias de outrora, bebidas inebriantes, pratos de carne, bebidas leves e variadas iguarias—como se reavivassem o antigo modo régio de desfrutar, mesmo naquele retiro tardio e austero.

Word by Word

• मैरेयकाणि: fermented drinks (maireya-liquors)
• मैरेयकाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैरेयक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• मांसानि: meats
• मांसानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• पानकानि: drinks, beverages
• पानकानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पानक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• लघूनि: light (foods)
• लघूनि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लघु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

• चित्रान्: various, diverse
• चित्रान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• भक्ष्यविकारान्: preparations/varieties of edible foods
• भक्ष्यविकारान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष्यविकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• चक्रुः: they made, prepared
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तस्य: for him / of him
• तस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• यथा: as, just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• पुरा: formerly, earlier
• पुरा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• maireya (intoxicating liquor)
• meat dishes
• beverages
• various delicacies