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Shloka 23

धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनप्रस्थानम् — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Departure for Forest Life

सूदा: पौरोगवाश्नैव सर्व चैव महानसम्‌ | विविध॑ भक्ष्यभोज्यं च शकटैरुह्मुतां मम,'पाकशालाके अध्यक्ष और रसोइये भोजन बनानेके सब सामानों तथा भाँति-भाँतिके भक्ष्य-भोज्य पदार्थोंको मेरे छकड़ोंपर लादकर ले चलें

Vaishampāyana uvāca |

Sūdāḥ paurōgavāś caiva sarve caiva mahānasam |

Vividhān bhakṣya-bhojyāṁś ca śakaṭair uhyatāṁ mama ||

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను—పాకశాలాధిపతులు, వంటవారు, మహానసానికి చెందిన సేవకులందరూ, వంటసామగ్రితో కూడ నానావిధ భక్ష్యభోజ్యములను నా బండ్లపై ఎక్కించి వెంట తీసుకుపోవలెను।

सूदा:cooks
सूदा::
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पौरोगवाःstewards/servants in charge of provisions (pauroga-va class)
पौरोगवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपौरोगव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवalso/indeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
महानसम्kitchen; cooking establishment
महानसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहानस
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विविधम्various, diverse
विविधम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भक्ष्यभोज्यम्edibles and foods (things to be eaten and enjoyed)
भक्ष्यभोज्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ष्य-भोज्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
शकटैःby/with carts
शकटैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशकट
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
उह्यताम्let it be carried/transported
उह्यताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवह्
FormImperative, Passive, Third, Singular
ममof me; my
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
C
cooks (sūdāḥ)
K
kitchen attendants (paurogavāḥ)
R
royal kitchen (mahānasa)
C
carts/wagons (śakaṭa)

Educational Q&A

Even in a movement toward austerity and forest-life, action should be orderly and responsible: resources and service personnel are organized so that dependents are cared for and the transition is conducted without chaos or neglect.

A directive is issued to the kitchen staff and attendants to load provisions—ingredients and prepared foods—onto carts and transport them, indicating preparations for travel and the logistical arrangements surrounding the royal party’s shift into the forest setting.