Shloka 16

शकुनेः पुत्रेण सह आश्वमेधाश्वविषयः संघर्षः — Arjuna’s restrained engagement with Śakuni’s son during the horse-escort

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणानां च वेश्मानि नानादेशसमीयुषाम्‌ | कारयामास कौन्तेयो विधिवत्‌ तान्यनेकश:

Transliteration

brāhmaṇānāṁ ca veśmāni nānādeśasamīyuṣām | kārayāmāsa kaunteyo vidhivat tāny anekaśaḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：昆蒂之子依照法度，为来自各方之婆罗门建造了许多居所。

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वेश्मानि: dwellings, houses
• वेश्मानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• नाना: various, many
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना

• देश: from (a) country/region
• देश: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• समीयुषाम्: of those who had come/arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: समि-इ (समीयु)
• Form: क्वसु (perfect active participle), Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• कारयामास: caused to be made, had built
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (णिच् causative) + आस्
• Form: Periphrastic perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कौन्तेयः: the son of Kunti (Kunteya)
• कौन्तेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विधिवत्: according to rule, duly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत्

• तानि: those (things)
• तानि: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अनेकशः: in many ways / in great number
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशः

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kaunteya (son of Kuntī; contextually Bhīma)
• Brāhmaṇas
• veśmāni (dwellings/residences)
• nānādeśa (various regions)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is expressed through disciplined generosity: a ruler must honor learned guests and support sacred rites by providing proper accommodations, done vidhivat—according to established norms rather than mere display.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the preparations surrounding the Aśvamedha context, the Kaunteya arranges extensive lodging for Brahmins arriving from many regions, ensuring the ritual community is housed appropriately and in an orderly manner.