Shloka 6

अर्जुनस्य निवातकवचवधाय नियोगः

Arjuna’s commissioning for the Nivātakavacas

Devanagari script

क्रीडाप्रदेशां श्ष समृद्धरूपान्‌ सुचित्रमाल्यावृतजातशो भान्‌ । मणिप्रकीर्णाक्ष मनोरमांश्न॒ यथा भवेयुर्धनदस्य राज्ञ:

Transliteration

krīḍāpradeśāṁś ca samṛddharūpān sucitramālyāvṛtajātaśobhān | maṇiprakīrṇākṣa-manoramāṁś ca yathā bhaveyur dhanadasya rājñaḥ ||

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata: Mereka melihat taman-taman permai, kaya keindahan, dihiasi untaian bunga yang beraneka ragam dan memancarkan pesona dari berbagai sisi; permukaannya seakan ditaburi permata, menawan mata—seolah-olah milik Kubera, sang penguasa kekayaan.

Word by Word

• क्रीडाप्रदेशान्: play-grounds / places for sport
• क्रीडाप्रदेशान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रीडाप्रदेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• समृद्धरूपान्: of splendid appearance
• समृद्धरूपान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समृद्धरूप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सुचित्रमाल्यावृतजातशोभान्: whose beauty has arisen from being covered with very variegated garlands
• सुचित्रमाल्यावृतजातशोभान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुचित्र-माल्य-आवृत-जात-शोभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• मणिप्रकीर्णान्: strewn with gems
• मणिप्रकीर्णान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मणि-प्रकीर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मनोरमान्: delightful, charming
• मनोरमान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• यथा: as, so that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• भवेयुः: might be / would become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Plural

• धनदस्य: of Dhanada (Kubera)
• धनदस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhanada (Kubera)
• krīḍāpradeśa (pleasure-grounds)
• mālya (garlands)
• maṇi (gems)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse primarily conveys a narrative-aesthetic point: extraordinary beauty and abundance can be expressed through comparison with a divine standard (Kubera’s wealth). Implicitly, it highlights how sensory splendor can signal an exceptional, possibly supernatural or royal, environment—inviting discernment about appearances and the sources of prosperity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the scene being encountered: magnificent recreational grounds, adorned with colorful garlands and scattered with gems, so visually enchanting that they seem like the domain of Kubera, the lord of wealth.