Shloka 29

Śakuntalā-Janma-Nāmakaraṇa (Birth and Naming of Śakuntalā) | शकुन्तला-जन्म-नामकरणम्

Devanagari script

भूषणानां च सर्वेषां कर्ता शिल्पवतां वर: । यो दिव्यानि विमानानि त्रिदशानां चकार ह,वे सब प्रकारके भूषणोंको बनानेवाले और शिल्पियोंमें श्रेष्ठ हैं। उन्होंने देवताओंके असंख्य दिव्य विमान बनाये हैं

Transliteration

bhūṣaṇānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ kartā śilpavatāṃ varaḥ | yo divyāni vimānāni tridaśānāṃ cakāra ha ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: Er war der Schöpfer aller Arten von Schmuck, der Vortrefflichste unter den kundigen Handwerkern. Er war es, der für die Dreißig Götter die göttlichen Vimānas (vimāna) — Luftwagen — fertigte: ein Bild höchster Kunstfertigkeit im Dienst der Götter und der kosmischen Ordnung.

Word by Word

भूषणानाम्of ornaments

चand

सर्वेषाम्of all

कर्ताmaker, creator

शिल्पवताम्of artisans, of skilled craftsmen

वरःbest, excellent

यःwho

दिव्यानिdivine

विमानानिaerial cars, chariots (vimānas)

त्रिदशानाम्of the gods (the thirty)

चand

चकारmade, fashioned

हindeed (emphatic particle)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

śilpī (foremost artisan)

tridaśa (the devas, 'Thirty Gods')

bhūṣaṇa (ornaments)

vimāna (celestial vehicles)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights excellence (śreṣṭhatva) in skill and the ethical orientation of talent: superior craftsmanship is portrayed as meaningful when aligned with higher purposes—here, serving the devas and sustaining the cosmic order associated with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a renowned master artisan: he creates all kinds of ornaments and is the best among craftsmen, and he is credited with making divine vimānas for the gods (tridaśas), emphasizing his extraordinary capability and reputation.