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Shloka 14

Śiśupāla-nigraha-prastāva: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Conciliation and Bhīṣma’s Defense of Kṛṣṇa

Book 2, Chapter 35

लोकराजविमानैश्व ब्राह्मणावसथै: सह । कृतैरावसर्थ्दिव्यर्विमानप्रतिमैस्तथा

lokarājavimānaiś ca brāhmaṇāvasathaiḥ saha | kṛtair āvasathair divyair vimānapratimais tathā ||

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Junto a las mansiones reales, dignas de soberanos que rigen el mundo, y también a las moradas reservadas para los brāhmaṇas, había espléndidas residencias construidas allí—de aspecto divino y semejantes a los vimānas celestiales. La narración subraya una exhibición pública de prosperidad y orden: la grandeza regia se presenta como completa sólo cuando incluye la provisión honrada para los sabios y lo sagrado, reflejando el ideal ético de que el poder debe ir acompañado del dharma y del amparo a quienes lo sostienen.

लोकof the world
लोक:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
राजof the king
राज:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
विमानैःwith aerial cars/palaces (vimānas)
विमानैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविमान
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
ब्राह्मणof the Brahmins
ब्राह्मण:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
आवसथैःwith dwellings/abodes
आवसथैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootआवसथ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
कृतैःmade, constructed
कृतैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
आवसथैःwith dwellings/abodes
आवसथैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootआवसथ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
दिव्यैःdivine, splendid
दिव्यैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
विमानof vimānas
विमान:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविमान
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
प्रतिमैःresembling, comparable to
प्रतिमैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतिमा
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तथाthus, likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
brāhmaṇas
V
vimānas (palace-like structures)
R
royal residences

Educational Q&A

The verse implicitly links legitimate royal magnificence with dharmic responsibility: a king’s grandeur is not merely personal luxury but includes honoring and providing for brāhmaṇas and sacred learning, presenting prosperity as ethically grounded in support of those who sustain dharma.

Vaiśampāyana is describing an impressive built environment—royal palace-like structures and specially provided lodgings for brāhmaṇas—so splendid that they resemble celestial vimānas, emphasizing the extraordinary scale and refinement of the setting.