Shloka 5

द्रोणेन दुर्योधनस्य कवचबन्धनम् — Drona’s Mantra-Bound Armor for Duryodhana

Devanagari script

आसनू्‌ हिरण्मया दर्भा: सुखस्पर्शा: सुखावहा: । तेषां चीराणि संवीता: प्रजास्तेष्वेव शेरते,कुश सुवर्णमय होते थे। उनका स्पर्श कोमल था और वे सुखद जान पड़ते थे। उन्हींके चीर बनाकर प्रजा उनसे अपना शरीर ढकती थी तथा उन कुशोंकी ही चटाइयोंपर सोती थी

Transliteration

āsanū hirāṇmayā darbhāḥ sukhasparśāḥ sukhāvahāḥ | teṣāṁ cīrāṇi saṁvītāḥ prajāsteṣveva śerate ||

Translation

Nārada said: “There were darbha-grasses that seemed golden, gentle to the touch and conducive to comfort. From them the people fashioned garments to cover their bodies, and upon those very mats of darbha they would lie down to rest.”

Word by Word

आसन्were

हिरण्मयाःgolden

दर्भाःdarbha grasses

सुखस्पर्शाःpleasant-to-touch

सुखावहाःbringing comfort/pleasure

तेषाम्of those (darbhas)

चीराणिgarments/strips of cloth

संवीताःwrapped/clothed

प्रजाःpeople/subjects

तेषुon/in those

एवindeed/only

शेरतेlie down/sleep

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

darbha/kusa grass

cīra (garments)

mats/bedding made of darbha

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes