Shloka 7

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच भौमन: सह शक्रेण बहुचित्रं विशाम्पते । रूपाणि कल्पयामास त्वष्टा धाता सदा विभो,संजयने कहा--प्रजानाथ! विश्वकर्मा त्वष्टा तथा प्रजापतिने इन्द्रके साथ मिलकर अर्जुनके रथकी ध्वजामें अनेक प्रकारके रूपोंकी रचना की है

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | bhaumanaḥ saha śakreṇa bahucitraṃ viśāmpate | rūpāṇi kalpayāmāsa tvaṣṭā dhātā sadā vibho ||

Translation

قال سانجيا: يا سيّد الناس، إن الصانع الإلهي تفاشتري (Tvaṣṭṛ)، مع دهاطري (Dhātṛ) وبالتوافق مع شَكرا (Śakra—إندرا)، قد صاغ على راية عربة أرجونا صورًا كثيرة عجيبة متنوّعة، أبدعها بمهارةٍ ومواظبة.

Word by Word

संजयःSanjaya

उवाचsaid

भौमनःthe earthly one / Bhūmaṇa (name/epithet)

सहtogether with

शक्रेणwith Śakra (Indra)

बहुचित्रम्very variegated / many-formed

विशाम्पतेO lord of the people

रूपाणिforms

कल्पयामासfashioned / arranged / created

त्वष्टाTvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)

धाताDhātṛ (the creator/ordainer)

सदाalways

विभोO mighty one / O lord

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Śakra (Indra)

Tvaṣṭṛ

Dhātṛ

Arjuna (implied by the standard/chariot context in the given note)

Arjuna’s chariot standard (dhvaja) (contextual object)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a world moving toward war, the text frames power and artistry as ethically meaningful when aligned with dharma: divine skill is portrayed as supporting rightful purpose, strengthening morale through symbols rather than mere display.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Tvaṣṭṛ, along with Dhātṛ and with Indra’s association, creates many varied forms—understood in context as figures on a warrior’s standard (dhvaja), embellishing the chariot with potent, inspiring imagery before the great conflict.