Shloka 2

Khāṇḍava-dāha: Indra’s Countermeasures and the Nāga Aśvasena’s Escape (आदि पर्व, अध्याय २१८)

Devanagari script

तत्र दान ददुर्वीरा ब्राह्मणेभ्य: सहस्रश: । भोजवृष्ण्यन्धकाश्नैव महे तस्य गिरेस्तदा,पर्वतपर होनेवाले उस उत्सवमें भोज, वृष्णि और अन्धकवंशके वीरोंने सहस्रों ब्राह्मणोंको दान दिया

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

tatra dānaṃ dadur vīrā brāhmaṇebhyaḥ sahasraśaḥ |

bhojavṛṣṇyandhakāś caiva mahe tasya gires tadā ||

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น ในมหาเทศกาลบนภูเขานั้น เหล่าวีรชนแห่งวงศ์โภชะ วฤษณี และอันธกะ ได้ถวายทานแก่พราหมณ์นับพัน ๆ

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• दानम्: gift, donation
• दानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ददुः: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• वीराः: heroes, warriors
• वीराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: to the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Plural

• सहस्रशः: by thousands, in thousands
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस्

• भोज: the Bhojas
• भोज: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वृष्णि: the Vṛṣṇis
• वृष्णि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अन्धकाः: the Andhakas
• अन्धकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

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

• महे: in the great (festival/occasion)
• महे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तस्य: of that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• गिरेः: of the mountain
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तदा: then, at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Brāhmaṇas
• Bhojas
• Vṛṣṇis
• Andhakas
• Mountain (giri)
• Festival/celebration (mahotsava context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dāna as a central dharmic practice: during major communal rites, rulers and warriors uphold social and religious stability by honoring brāhmaṇas and supporting sacred learning through generous gifts.

What is happening in the narrative?

At a grand celebration connected with a mountain gathering, the heroes of the Bhoja, Vṛṣṇi, and Andhaka clans distribute abundant donations—'in thousands'—to brāhmaṇas, marking the event with public generosity and ritual propriety.