Shloka 14

नारदेन गरुडात्मजानां नामकीर्तनम् | Nārada’s Enumeration of Garuḍa’s Descendants

Devanagari script

आक्रीडान्‌ पश्य दैत्यानां तथैव शयनान्युत । रत्नवन्ति महाहाणि भाजनान्यासनानि च

Transliteration

Ākrīḍān paśya daityānāṁ tathaiva śayanāny uta | Ratnavanti mahāhāṇi bhājanāny āsanāni ca ||

Translation

Disse Nārada: “Vê os jardins de prazer e os campos de jogo dos Daityas—quão esplêndidos são. Vê também seus leitos, feitos no mesmo fausto. Até os vasos que usam e os assentos em que se sentam são cravejados de gemas e de grande valor.”

Word by Word

• आक्रीडान्: playgrounds/sporting-grounds
• आक्रीडान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आक्रीड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पश्य: see (you)! / behold!
• पश्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular

• दैत्यानाम्: of the Daityas (demons)
• दैत्यानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तथा: thus/so; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

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

• शयनानि: beds/couches
• शयनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• उत: and; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• रत्नवन्ति: gem-adorned; possessing jewels
• रत्नवन्ति: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्नवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• महाहाणि: very valuable/very costly
• महाहाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• भाजनानि: vessels/utensils
• भाजनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• आसनानि: seats
• आसनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Daityas
• pleasure-gardens/parks (udyāna implied)
• play-grounds (ākrīḍa)
• beds/couches (śayana)
• gem-studded vessels (bhājana)
• seats/thrones (āsana)
• jewels (ratna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the seductive power of opulence—gem-studded comforts and refined pleasures—often associated in epic discourse with adharma-oriented beings like the Daityas. It implicitly invites discernment: external splendor is not a reliable sign of righteousness or inner worth.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is directing attention to the Daityas’ magnificent amenities—gardens, play-grounds, beds, utensils, and seats—describing their extraordinary richness. The description functions as a vivid portrayal of their worldly prosperity within the broader Udyoga Parva context.