Mahabharata · 1.191.15–16
॥
Devanāgarī
शयनासनयानानि विविधानि महान्ति च ॥
वैडूर्यवज्रचित्राणि शतशो भाजनानि च ॥
रूपयौवनदाक्षिण्यैर् उपेताश् च स्वलंकृताः ॥
प्रेष्याः संप्रददौ कृष्णो नानादेश्याः सहस्रशः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
śayanāsanayānāni vividhāni mahānti ca ||
vaiḍūryavajracitrāṇi śataśo bhājanāni ca ||
rūpayauvanadākṣiṇyair upetāś ca svalaṃkṛtāḥ ||
preṣyāḥ saṃpradadau kṛṣṇo nānādeśyāḥ sahasraśaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
शयनासनयानानि विविधानि महान्ति चśayanāsanayānāni vividhāni mahānti cabeds, seats, and carriages, various and great,
वैडूर्यवज्रचित्राणि शतशः भाजनानि चvaiḍūryavajracitrāṇi śataśaḥ bhājanāni cavariegated with cat's-eye and diamonds, and vessels by the hundred;
रूपयौवनदाक्षिण्यैः उपेताः च स्वलंकृताःrūpayauvanadākṣiṇyaiḥ upetāḥ ca svalaṃkṛtāḥand endowed with beauty, youth, and skill, well adorned,
प्रेष्याः संप्रददौ कृष्णः नानादेश्याः सहस्रशःpreṣyāḥ saṃpradadau kṛṣṇaḥ nānādeśyāḥ sahasraśaḥmaidservants Krishna gave, from many lands, by the thousand;
शतशोśataśooriginal form "śataśo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रूपयौवनदाक्षिण्यैर्rūpayauvanadākṣiṇyairoriginal form "rūpayauvanadākṣiṇyair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उपेताश्upetāśoriginal form "upetāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृष्णोkṛṣṇooriginal form "kṛṣṇo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Beds, seats, and carriages, various and great, variegated with cat's-eye and diamonds, and vessels by the hundred; and maidservants endowed with beauty, youth, and skill, well adorned, Krishna gave, from many lands, by the thousand."
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Here the abundance of the gifts shows the Lord's generosity. It is significant that Krishna sends not sparingly but in superabundance -- by the hundred and by the thousand: the Lord's grace is boundless, as He Himself is. The giver is the very master of all riches, and so His gifts are royal. Thus the scripture shows Krishna's generosity, and the impoverished Pandavas are once again surrounded by plenty through His grace.