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Shloka 14

मौसलोत्पत्तिः — The Birth of the Musala and the Sages’ Pronouncement

महानसेषु सिद्धेषु संस्कृतेइतीव भारत । आहार्यमाणे कृमयो व्यदृश्यन्त सहस्रश:,अच्छी तरह छौंक-बघारकर जो रसोइयाँ तैयार की जाती थीं, उन्हें परोसकर जब लोग भोजनके लिये बैठते थे तब उनमें हजारों कीड़े दिखायी देने लगते थे

mahānaseṣu siddheṣu saṃskṛteṣv iti vai bhārata | āhāryamāṇe kṛmayo vyadṛśyanta sahasraśaḥ ||

Vaiśampāyana nói: Hỡi Bhārata, dù các món ăn đã được nấu chín trong bếp và nêm nếm chu đáo, đúng vào lúc đem ra dọn để ăn, người ta lại thấy trong đó hàng ngàn con giòi. Thế là thứ lẽ ra nuôi sống con người trở nên ghê tởm, không thể dùng được—một dấu hiệu rằng trật tự đạo lý và vũ trụ đang phủ bóng rối loạn lên thế giới của nhà Yādava.

महानसेषुin the kitchens
महानसेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहानस
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
सिद्धेषुwhen (they were) cooked/ready
सिद्धेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसिद्ध
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
संस्कृतेwhen (it was) well-prepared/seasoned
संस्कृते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसंस्कृत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
इतिthus/so
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
इवas if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
आहार्यमाणेwhen being served/brought (for eating)
आहार्यमाणे:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootआ-हृ (आहार्य + माण)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular, शानच्/माण (present passive participle), Passive
कृमयःworms
कृमयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृमि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
व्यदृश्यन्तwere seen/appeared
व्यदृश्यन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada, वि
सहस्रशःby thousands/in thousands
सहस्रशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहस्रशस्

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
Bhārata (Janamejaya)
M
mahānasa (kitchens)
F
food/dishes
K
kṛmi (worms)

Educational Q&A

When collective conduct declines and destiny ripens, even ordinary supports of life (like food) become corrupted; the verse presents a moral-cosmic warning that adharma manifests outwardly as disorder and loss of auspiciousness.

As ominous signs arise, food that has been carefully cooked and seasoned in the kitchens becomes infested with worms at the time of serving, indicating an inauspicious turn and foreshadowing impending calamity.