Shloka 5

Devanagari script

अलंकृतस्तु स गिरिरनाननारूपैर्विचित्रितै: । बभौ रत्नमयै: कोशै: संवृतः पुरुषर्षभ,पुरुषप्रवर! वह पर्वत नाना प्रकारके विचित्र रत्नमय ढेरोंद्वारा सजाया गया था, उस समय उसकी अद्भुत शोभा हो रही थी

Transliteration

alaṅkṛtas tu sa girir anānanārūpair vicitritaiḥ | babhau ratnamayaiḥ kośaiḥ saṃvṛtaḥ puruṣarṣabha puruṣapravara ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: That mountain, adorned with many wondrous and varied forms, shone brilliantly, being covered all around with heaps of jewel-like treasures—O best and foremost of men.

Word by Word

अलंकृतःadorned, decorated

तुbut, indeed

सःhe/that (one)

गिरिःmountain

नानानारूपैःwith various kinds of forms

विचित्रितैःvariegated, made diverse

बभौshone, appeared splendid

रत्नमयैःmade of gems, gem-filled

कोशैःheaps/masses (lit. containers, stores)

संवृतःcovered, surrounded

पुरुषर्षभO bull among men

पुरुषप्रवरO best of men

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

giri (mountain)

ratna (jewels/treasures)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how extraordinary radiance and abundance in a sacred or royal-ritual setting can function as a sign of auspicious power and accumulated merit, not merely as material display.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a mountain whose appearance is striking and beautiful, covered with varied, jewel-like heaps, emphasizing the marvel and sanctity of the scene being narrated.