Shloka 34

यमसभावर्णनम् (Yamasabhā-varṇanam) — Nārada’s Description of Dharmarāja’s Assembly

Devanagari script

असम्बाधा हि सा पार्थ रम्या कामगमा सभा | दीर्घकालं तपस्तप्त्वा निर्मिता विश्वकर्मणा,कुन्तीनन्दन! वह सभा बाधारहित है। वह रमणीय तथा इच्छानुसार गमन करनेवाली है। विश्वकर्माने दीर्घनकालतक तपस्या करके उसका निर्माण किया है

Transliteration

asambādhā hi sā pārtha ramyā kāmagamā sabhā | dīrghakālaṃ tapastaptvā nirmitā viśvakarmaṇā ||

Translation

Nārada sprach: „O Pārtha, diese Versammlungshalle ist wahrhaft ungehindert—weit und frei von jedem Hemmnis. Sie ist wonnig, und man kann sich darin nach Belieben bewegen. Nachdem Viśvakarman lange Zeit Askese geübt hatte, schuf er sie.“

Word by Word

असम्बाधाunobstructed, spacious

हिindeed, for

साthat (she/it)

पार्थO Partha (Arjuna)

रम्याlovely, delightful

कामगमाmoving as desired (at will)

सभाassembly hall

दीर्घकालम्for a long time

तपःausterity, penance

तप्त्वाhaving performed (austerity)

निर्मिताconstructed, made

विश्वकर्मणाby Vishvakarman

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Pārtha (Arjuna)

Viśvakarman

Sabhā (the assembly hall)

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?

The verse highlights that extraordinary achievements—even in worldly domains like royal architecture—are grounded in sustained discipline (tapas) and skilled craftsmanship. It also frames splendor as something earned through effort and divine artistry, not mere chance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing the remarkable qualities of a royal assembly hall to Pārtha (Arjuna): it is spacious and unobstructed, pleasing to behold, and designed so that movement within it is effortless and according to one’s wish; it was constructed by Viśvakarman after long austerities.