Shloka 11

Devanagari script

भोजनीयानि पेयानि भक्ष्याणि विविधानि च । लेह्यान्यमृतकल्पानि चोष्याणि च तथार्जुन

Transliteration

bhojanīyāni peyāni bhakṣyāṇi vividhāni ca | lehyāny amṛtakalpāni coṣyāṇi ca tathārjuna ||

Translation

Wika ng Gandharva: “Narito ang mga pagkaing kakainin, ang mga inuming hihigupin, at sari-saring pagkaing ngunguyain; narito rin ang mga matatamis na didilaan, lasang gaya ng amrita, at ang mga bagay na sisipsipin. Ganyan nga, O Arjuna.”

Word by Word

भोजनीयानिedible (things), to be eaten

पेयानिdrinkable (things), to be drunk

भक्ष्याणिfoods to be eaten/chewed

विविधानिvarious, diverse

चand

लेह्यानिlickable (things)

अमृतकल्पानिnectar-like

चand

ओष्याणिto be sucked (suckables)

चand

तथाlikewise, also

अर्जुनO Arjuna

Speaker

गन्धर्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

Gandharva

Arjuna

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the cultural ethic of honoring a guest or esteemed person through generous offering—abundance presented with refinement—reflecting social dharma expressed as hospitality and proper reception.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Gandharva addresses Arjuna and enumerates an array of refreshments—foods, drinks, chewables, lickables, and suckables—describing them as nectar-like, indicating a lavish offering or reception in the ongoing episode.