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Shloka 13

पाण्डवानां पाञ्चालगमनम्

The Pāṇḍavas’ Journey toward Pāñcāla and News of the Svayaṃvara

ग्रामीण तथा जंगली अन्न, फल-मूल, दूध, षड्रस भोजन, अमृतके समान मधुर परम उत्तम रसायन, खाने, पीने और चबानेयोग्य भाँति-भाँतिके पदार्थ, अमृतके समान स्वादिष्ठ चटनी आदि तथा चूसनेयोग्य ईख आदि वस्तुएँ तथा भाँति-भाँतिके बहुमूल्य रत्न एवं वस्त्र आदि सब सामग्रियोंको उस कामधेनुने प्रस्तुत कर दिया। सब प्रकारसे उन सम्पूर्ण मनोवांछित वस्तुओंके द्वारा हे अर्जुन! राजा विश्वामित्र भलीभाँति पूजित हुए ।। १०-- १२ || सामात्य: सबलश्चैव तुतोष स भृशं तदा । षद्धन्नतां सुपाश्चोरुं पुथुपछ्चसमावृताम्‌,उस समय वे अपनी सेना और मन्त्रियोंके साथ बहुत संतुष्ट हुए। महर्षिकी धेनुका मस्तक, ग्रीवा, जाँघें, गलकम्बल, पूँछ और थन--ये छः: अंग बड़े एवं विस्तृत थे।* उसके पारश्वभाग तथा ऊरु बड़े सुन्दर थे। वह पाँच पृथुल अंगोंसे सुशोभित थीः

grāmīṇāni tathā jaṅgalāny anna-phala-mūla-kṣīrāṇi ṣaḍrasa-bhojanāni ca | amṛtasamaṃ madhuraṃ paramottamaṃ rasāyanaṃ khādya-peya-carvya-bhakṣya-bhojyāni vividhāni padārthāḥ | amṛtasamaṃ svādiṣṭhā lehyāni (caṭny-ādayaḥ) ca cūṣyāṇi ikṣv-ādayaś ca vastūni | nānāvidhāni bahumūlyāni ratnāni vastrāṇi ca sarvāḥ sāmagrīḥ sā kāmadhenuḥ prādarśayat | sarvathā tābhiḥ sarvābhir manovāñchitaiḥ vastubhir he arjuna viśvāmitro rājā samyak pūjitaḥ || samātyaḥ sabalaś caiva tutoṣa sa bhṛśaṃ tadā | ṣaḍaṅgāṃ supuṣṭāṃ cāruṃ pṛthu-pārśva-samāvṛtām ||

乾闼婆说道:“那如意牛顷刻间便生出一切:村落与山林之食,果实与根茎,乳汁,具足六味之肴馔,以及甘甜如甘露的无上回春灵药。可食、可饮、可嚼、可舔(如美味的酸辣酱与佐料)、可吮(如甘蔗)之物,不可胜数;又有无数珍宝与华美衣裳随之而来。凭这些称心如愿的供奉,阿周那啊,毗湿瓦密多罗王在各方面都受到了应有的礼敬。随后,他与群臣及军旅同在,欢喜非常。那位圣者的母牛膘肥体美,形体宽广,被描述为有六处显著而宏阔之部位——头、颈、股、垂肉(颈垂)、尾与乳房;其胁与臀尤为秀丽。”

सामात्यःwith (his) ministers / accompanied by ministers
सामात्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसामात्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सबलःwith (his) army / accompanied by forces
सबलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसबल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed / just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
तुतोषwas pleased / became satisfied
तुतोष:
TypeVerb
Rootतुष्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भृशम्greatly / exceedingly
भृशम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभृशम्
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
षड्six
षड्:
TypeNumeral
Rootषट्
Form—, —, —
अन्नताम्having food (as her nature) / food-providing (cow)
अन्नताम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्नता
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
सुपाश्चhaving good flanks/sides (cow)
सुपाश्च:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुपा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
उरुम्broad / large
उरुम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउरु
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
पृथुwide / expansive
पृथु:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपृथु
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
TypeNumeral
Rootपञ्चन्
Form—, —, —
समावृताम्surrounded / encompassed
समावृताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-आ-वृ (समावृ)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

गन्धर्व उवाच

G
Gandharva (speaker)
A
Arjuna
V
Viśvāmitra
K
Kāmadhenu (the wish-fulfilling cow)
M
ministers (amātya)
A
army (bala)
J
jewels (ratna)
G
garments (vastra)
S
sugarcane (ikṣu)

Educational Q&A

The passage highlights dharmic hospitality and the ethical weight of honoring guests and kings through rightful means. It also underscores how spiritual or divine resources (like Kāmadhenu) are meant to support righteous reception and generosity, not mere greed or coercive possession.

A Gandharva narrates that Kāmadhenu miraculously provides every kind of food, drink, delicacy, and luxury—along with jewels and garments—so that King Viśvāmitra is fully honored. Viśvāmitra, accompanied by ministers and army, becomes highly satisfied, and the cow is described in her robust, beautiful form.