Shloka 36
शकुनेः पुत्रेण सह आश्वमेधाश्वविषयः संघर्षः — Arjuna’s restrained engagement with Śakuni’s son during the horse-escort
ब्राह्मणानां विशां चैव बहुमृष्टान्नमृद्धिमत् । पूर्णे शतसहस्रे तु विप्राणां तत्र भुञज्जताम्
brāhmaṇānāṁ viśāṁ caiva bahumṛṣṭānnam ṛddhimat | pūrṇe śatasahasre tu viprāṇāṁ tatra bhuñjatām ||
وہاں برہمنوں اور ویشیوں کے لیے نہایت لذیذ، خوب تیار کیا ہوا اور فراوانی بخش کھانا بکثرت موجود تھا۔ وہاں کھانے والے وِپر (برہمن) پورے ایک لاکھ بھی ہو جاتے تو بھی خوراک کی کمی نہ ہوتی۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic kingship expressed through generous hospitality and proper honoring of Brahmins and householders during a sacrificial occasion—prosperity is shown not by hoarding but by righteous distribution and respectful service.
During the Ashvamedha-related proceedings, a vast assembly—said to be a full hundred thousand Brahmins—are being fed with abundant, high-quality food, indicating the scale of the ritual and the king’s largesse.