Shloka 31

Devanagari script

सर्वकामाश्च कार्यन्तां रसगन्धसमन्विता: । मनोरथप्रीतिकरा द्विजानां कुरुसत्तम,“कुरुश्रेष्ठ जिनको खानेकी प्राय: सभी इच्छा करते हैं, वे रस और गन्धसे युक्त भाँति- भाँतिके मिष्टात्न आदि तैयार कराये जाँय, जो ब्राह्मणोंको उनकी इच्छाके अनुसार प्रीति प्रदान करनेवाले हों”

Transliteration

sarvakāmāś ca kāryantāṃ rasagandhasamanvitāḥ | manorathaprītikarā dvijānāṃ kurusattama ||

Translation

குருகுலச் சிறந்தவனே! சுவையும் மணமும் நிறைந்த எல்லாவகை உணவுகளும் தயாரிக்கப்படுக; அவை இருபிறப்பினரின் (பிராமணர்களின்) விருப்பங்களை நிறைவேற்றி அவர்களுக்கு நிறைவும் மகிழ்ச்சியும் அளிக்கட்டும்।

Word by Word

सर्वकामाःall desired (foods/things)

चand

कार्यन्ताम्let (them) be prepared / let (them) be made

रसगन्धसमन्विताःendowed with taste and fragrance

मनोरथप्रीतिकराःgiving satisfaction according to desire

द्विजानाम्of the Brahmins (twice-born)

कुरुसत्तमO best of the Kurus

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kuru-sattama (addressed Kuru noble/king)

Dvijas (Brahmins)

Foods/dainties (rasagandha-samanvita)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a kingly duty of dharma: honoring and supporting Brahmins/ritual guests through generous, well-prepared offerings that genuinely meet their needs and wishes, not merely token gifts.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates an instruction to a Kuru leader to arrange a wide variety of fragrant, tasty foods—items people commonly desire—so that the dvijas are pleased and their expectations for hospitality are fulfilled.