Shloka 26

Devanagari script

प्रमृष्टभाण्डा मृष्टान्ना काले भोजनदायिनी । संयता गुप्तधान्या च सुसम्मृष्टनिवेशना,“मैं घरके बर्तनोंको माँज-धोकर साफ रखती हूँ। शुद्ध एवं स्वादिष्ट रसोई तैयार करके सबको ठीक समयपर भोजन कराती हूँ। मन और इन्द्रियोंको संयममें रखकर घरमें गुप्तरूपसे अनाजका संचय रखती हूँ और घरको झाड़-बुहार, लीप-पोतकर सदा स्वच्छ एवं पवित्र बनाये रखती हूँ

Transliteration

pramṛṣṭabhāṇḍā mṛṣṭānnā kāle bhojanadāyinī | saṃyatā guptadhānyā ca susammṛṣṭaniveśanā ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana nói: “Ta giữ cho đồ dùng trong nhà được chà rửa sạch sẽ. Ta nấu những món ăn tinh khiết, chín kỹ, rồi dọn bữa cho mọi người đúng giờ. Với tâm trí và các giác quan được chế ngự, ta kín đáo tích trữ thóc lúa trong nhà; và ta quét dọn, trát sửa, chăm nom nơi ở—luôn sạch sẽ và thanh tịnh.”

Word by Word

प्रमृष्टभाण्डाshe whose vessels are well-cleaned

मृष्टान्नाshe whose food is clean/choice (well-prepared)

कालेat the proper time

भोजनदायिनीgiver of meals (one who serves food)

संयताself-restrained

गुप्तधान्याshe whose grain stores are kept hidden/secure

चand

सुसम्मृष्टनिवेशनाshe whose dwelling/household is very well-cleaned and arranged

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

household vessels (bhāṇḍa)

food/meal (anna/bhojana)

grain stores (dhānya)

dwelling/house (niveśana)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights gṛhastha-dharma: disciplined self-control, punctual hospitality, careful management of provisions, and maintaining cleanliness and purity in the home—ethical order expressed through everyday duties.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration, a woman (speaking in the surrounding context) describes her exemplary household conduct—keeping utensils and the home clean, preparing pure food on time, and discreetly storing grain—presenting an ideal of domestic responsibility.