Mahabharata
Akṣayapātra-prāpti-parva (The Gift of the Inexhaustible Vessel)3.4.4–8
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Mahabharata · 3.4.4–8
Devanāgarī

लब्ध्वा वरं तु कौन्तेयो जलाद् उत्तीर्य धर्मवित् ॥
जग्राह पादौ धौम्यस्य भ्रातॄंश् चास्वजताच्युतः ॥
द्रौपद्या सह संगम्य पश्यमानो ऽभ्ययात् प्रभुः ॥
महानसे तदान्नं तु साधयाम् आस पाण्डवः ॥
संस्कृतं प्रसवं याति वन्यम् अन्नं चतुर्विधम् ॥
अक्षय्यं वर्धते चान्नं तेन भोजयते द्विजान् ॥
भुक्तवत्सु च विप्रेषु भोजयित्वानुजान् अपि ॥
शेषं विघससंज्ञं तु पश्चाद् भुङ्क्ते युधिष्ठिरः ॥
युधिष्ठिरं भोजयित्वा शेषम् अश्नाति पार्षती ॥
एवं दिवाकरात् प्राप्य दिवाकरसमद्युतिः ॥
कामान् मनो ऽभिलषितान् ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ प्रभुः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

labdhvā varaṃ tu kaunteyo jalād uttīrya dharmavit ||
jagrāha pādau dhaumyasya bhrātṝṃś cāsvajatācyutaḥ ||
draupadyā saha saṃgamya paśyamāno 'bhyayāt prabhuḥ ||
mahānase tadānnaṃ tu sādhayām āsa pāṇḍavaḥ ||
saṃskṛtaṃ prasavaṃ yāti vanyam annaṃ caturvidham ||
akṣayyaṃ vardhate cānnaṃ tena bhojayate dvijān ||
bhuktavatsu ca vipreṣu bhojayitvānujān api ||
śeṣaṃ vighasasaṃjñaṃ tu paścād bhuṅkte yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
yudhiṣṭhiraṃ bhojayitvā śeṣam aśnāti pārṣatī ||
evaṃ divākarāt prāpya divākarasamadyutiḥ ||
kāmān mano 'bhilaṣitān brāhmaṇebhyo dadau prabhuḥ ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
लब्ध्वा वरं तु कौन्तेयःlabdhvā varaṃ tu kaunteyaḥhaving received the gift, the son of Kunti
जलात् उत्तीर्य धर्मवित्jalāt uttīrya dharmavitcoming out of the water, the knower of dharma
जग्राह पादौ धौम्यस्यjagrāha pādau dhaumyasyatook hold of Dhaumya's feet
भ्रातॄन् च अस्वजत अच्युतःbhrātṝn ca asvajata acyutaḥand the unwavering one embraced his brothers
द्रौपद्या सह संगम्यdraupadyā saha saṃgamyahaving come together with Draupadi
पश्यमानः अभ्ययात् प्रभुःpaśyamānaḥ abhyayāt prabhuḥlooking on, the lord approached
महानसे तदा अन्नम् तुmahānase tadā annam tuthen in the kitchen, food
साधयाम् आस पाण्डवःsādhayām āsa pāṇḍavaḥthe Pandava prepared
संस्कृतं प्रसवं यातिsaṃskṛtaṃ prasavaṃ yātithe prepared food attained abundance
वन्यम् अन्नं चतुर्विधम्vanyam annaṃ caturvidhamthe fourfold food of the forest
अक्षय्यं वर्धते च अन्नम्akṣayyaṃ vardhate ca annamand the food increased inexhaustibly
तेन भोजयते द्विजान्tena bhojayate dvijānwith it he fed the twice-born
भुक्तवत्सु च विप्रेषुbhuktavatsu ca vipreṣuwhen the brahmins had already eaten
भोजयित्वा अनुजान् अपिbhojayitvā anujān apihaving fed the younger brothers as well
शेषं विघससंज्ञं तुśeṣaṃ vighasasaṃjñaṃ tuthe remainder, called vighasa
पश्चात् भुङ्क्ते युधिष्ठिरःpaścāt bhuṅkte yudhiṣṭhiraḥthen Yudhishthira would eat
युधिष्ठिरं भोजयित्वाyudhiṣṭhiraṃ bhojayitvāhaving fed Yudhishthira
शेषम् अश्नाति पार्षतीśeṣam aśnāti pārṣatīthe daughter of Prishata would eat the remainder
एवं दिवाकरात् प्राप्यevaṃ divākarāt prāpyathus having received from Divakara
दिवाकरसमद्युतिःdivākarasamadyutiḥshining like Divakara
कामान् मनः अभिलषितान्kāmān manaḥ abhilaṣitānthe blessings desired by the heart
ब्राह्मणेभ्यः ददौ प्रभुःbrāhmaṇebhyaḥ dadau prabhuḥthe lord gave to the brahmins
कौन्तेयोkaunteyooriginal form "kaunteyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जलाद्jalādoriginal form "jalād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भ्रातॄंश्bhrātṝṃśoriginal form "bhrātṝṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चास्वजताच्युतःcāsvajatācyutaḥoriginal form "cāsvajatācyutaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पश्यमानोpaśyamānooriginal form "paśyamāno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभ्ययात्'bhyayātoriginal form "'bhyayāt", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तदान्नंtadānnaṃoriginal form "tadānnaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चान्नंcānnaṃoriginal form "cānnaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भोजयित्वानुजान्bhojayitvānujānoriginal form "bhojayitvānujān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पश्चाद्paścādoriginal form "paścād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मनोmanooriginal form "mano", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभिलषितान्'bhilaṣitānoriginal form "'bhilaṣitān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ब्राह्मणेभ्योbrāhmaṇebhyooriginal form "brāhmaṇebhyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation

Having received the boon, the son of Kunti, knower of dharma, came out of the water, bowed at Dhaumya's feet, and embraced his brothers. Having come together with Draupadi, the lord went to the kitchen; there the Pandava began to prepare food. The fourfold food of the forest, prepared by him, brought abundance and grew inexhaustibly; with it he fed the brahmins. While the brahmins ate, he fed his younger brothers; then Yudhishthira himself ate the remainder, called vighasa, and after Yudhishthira the daughter of Drupada ate what remained. Thus, having received from the Sun the blessings desired by his heart, the lord, radiant as the Sun, gave them to the brahmins.

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