Shloka 8

Sabhā-praveśa, Dāna, and the Courtly Convergence (सभा-प्रवेशः दानं च)

Devanagari script

तथा स कृत्वा पूजां तां भ्रातृभि: सह पाण्डव: । तस्यां सभायां रम्यायां रेमे शक्रो यथा दिवि,इस प्रकार पूजनका कार्य सम्पन्न करके भाइयोंसहित पाण्डुनन्दन युधिष्ठिर स्वर्ममें इन्द्रकी भाँति उस रमणीय सभामें आनन्दपूर्वक रहने लगे

Transliteration

tathā sa kṛtvā pūjāṃ tāṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ saha pāṇḍavaḥ | tasyāṃ sabhāyāṃ ramyāyāṃ reme śakro yathā divi ||

Translation

Having thus completed that act of worship together with his brothers, the Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira) delighted in that splendid assembly hall, enjoying it as Indra rejoices in heaven.

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

सःhe

कृत्वाhaving done

पूजाम्worship, honoring

ताम्that

भ्रातृभिःwith (his) brothers

सहtogether with

पाण्डवःthe Pandava (Yudhiṣṭhira)

तस्याम्in that

सभायाम्in the assembly hall

रम्यायाम्pleasant, beautiful

रेमेrejoiced, enjoyed, dwelt happily

शक्रःŚakra (Indra)

यथाas, just as

दिविin heaven

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira)

brothers (the Pāṇḍavas)

sabhā (assembly hall)

Śakra (Indra)

div (heaven)

Sandhi Notes