Shloka 11

युद्धसंग्रहः

Kurukṣetra Campaign in Summary

Devanagari script

विपणापणवान्‌ रम्यो भक्ष्यभोज्यविहारवान्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | vipaṇāpaṇavān ramyo bhakṣyabhojyavihāravān | sa mahān parvataparaḥ mahotsavaḥ parama-maṅgalamayaḥ pratibhāti | tatra dūkānāni ca bāzārāś ca āsan | bhakṣya-bhojyāni yathā-iṣṭaṃ prāpyante sma | sarvataḥ paribhramaṇa-vihārasya saukaryaṃ āsīt | vastra-mālānāṃ rāśayaḥ saṃnihitāḥ | vīṇā-veṇu-mṛdaṅgāś ca vādyante sma | etaiḥ sarvaiḥ tatra ramyatā bahu vardhitā | tatra dīnānām andhānām anāthānāṃ ca nityam surā-maireya-miśritaṃ bhakṣya-bhojyaṃ dīyate sma |

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：那场在大山之上的盛大庆典，显得至为吉祥。商铺与市集林立；饮食随人所愿，丰足不绝，四方往来游乐亦极其便利。衣裳与花鬘堆积如山，琵琶（vīṇā）、笛音与木林鼓（mṛdaṅga）齐鸣回响。由此种种，使那处景象愈发瑰丽动人。并且，为贫者、盲者与孤儿，混以苏罗酒（surā）与麦列耶酒（maireya）的食物与饮品，也不断施舍分发。

Word by Word

• विपण: shop, stall
• विपण: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आपणवान्: having markets/bazaars
• आपणवान्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपणवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रम्यः: delightful, charming
• रम्यः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भक्ष्य: food to be eaten (edibles)
• भक्ष्य: Visheshya
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भोज्य: food to be enjoyed/consumed
• भोज्य: Visheshya
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विहारवान्: having promenades/recreation (facility for moving about)
• विहारवान्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विहारवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• mountain (parvata)
• shops (vipaṇa/āpaṇa)
• markets (bāzāra)
• garments (vastra)
• garlands (mālā)
• vīṇā
• veṇu (flute)
• mṛdaṅga
• the poor (dīna)
• the blind (andha)
• the orphaned (anātha)
• surā
• maireya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage highlights a ruler’s public prosperity expressed through orderly celebration and generosity: abundance is not merely displayed but also redistributed to society’s most vulnerable (the poor, blind, and orphaned). It frames auspiciousness (maṅgala) as including social care alongside spectacle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a grand mountain-set festival with bustling markets, plentiful food, music, and leisure. Alongside the festivities, continuous distribution of provisions is arranged for disadvantaged people, indicating organized public charity during the celebration.