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Shloka 31

Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration

पूर्णे शतसहस्त्रे तु विप्राणां परिविष्यताम्‌ । स्थापिता तत्र संज्ञाभूच्छड्खो ध्मायति नित्यश:,जब एक लाख ब्राह्मणोंको रसोई परोस दी जाती, तब उसके लिये एक संकेत नियत किया गया था; प्रतिदिन लाखकी संख्या पूरी होते ही बड़े जोरसे शंख बजाया जाता था

pūrṇe śatasahasre tu viprāṇāṃ pariviṣyatām | sthāpitā tatra saṃjñābhūc chaṅkho dhmāyati nityaśaḥ ||

جب ایک لاکھ برہمنوں کو کھانا پیش کر دیا جاتا تو اس کے لیے وہاں ایک مقررہ اشارہ قائم تھا؛ ہر روز جیسے ہی لاکھ کی گنتی پوری ہوتی، زور سے شنکھ بجایا جاتا تھا۔

पूर्णेwhen (it was) completed
पूर्णे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्ण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
शतसहस्त्रेin a hundred-thousand (i.e., one lakh)
शतसहस्त्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशतसहस्र
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
विप्राणाम्of the Brahmins
विप्राणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
परिविष्यताम्let them serve (food) all around
परिविष्यताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-विश्
FormPresent, Imperative, Third, Plural, Atmanepada
स्थापिताwas established/appointed
स्थापिता:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (स्थापित)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
संज्ञाa signal/mark
संज्ञा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंज्ञा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अभूतwas/became
अभूत:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormAorist, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
शङ्खःconch-shell (trumpet)
शङ्खः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशङ्ख
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ध्मायतिblows (sounds)
ध्मायति:
TypeVerb
Rootध्मा
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
नित्यशःdaily/constantly
नित्यशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्यशः

दुर्योधन उवाच

D
Duryodhana
V
vipra (Brahmins)
Ś
śaṅkha (conch)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how large-scale charity and hospitality can become institutionalized and publicly signaled; ethically, it invites reflection on intention—whether giving is rooted in dharma and compassion or in display, competition, and pride.

Duryodhana describes an arrangement where feeding Brahmins is conducted on a massive scale, and a conch is blown as a daily signal once the full quota of one hundred thousand has been served.