Shloka 30

Devanagari script

विशालैरग्निशरणै: सख॒ग्भाण्डैराचितं शुभै: । महद्विस्तोयकलशै: कठिनैश्वोपशोभितम्‌,विशाल अमन्निहोत्रगृहों और खुक्‌, खुवा आदि सुन्दर यज्ञपात्रोंसे व्याप्त वह पावन आश्रम जलसे भरे हुए बड़े-बड़े कलशों और बर्तनोंसे सुशोभित था

Transliteration

viśālair agniśaraṇaiḥ sakhaḍgabhāṇḍair ācitaṃ śubhaiḥ | mahad-vistoyakalaśaiḥ kaṭhinaiś copaśobhitam ||

Translation

Ghaṭotkaca said: “That sacred hermitage was filled with large fire-altars and with fine ritual vessels—implements fit for sacrifice—and it was further adorned with great, sturdy jars and containers brimming with water.”

Word by Word

विशालैःwith large

अग्निशरणैःwith fire-shelters / fire-places (for ritual fire)

सखग्भाण्डैःwith vessels/utensils (reading uncertain)

आचितम्filled, heaped, covered

शुभैःwith auspicious/beautiful

महत्great, large

विस्तोयकलशैःwith large water-jars (reading uncertain)

कठिनैःwith hard/solid (sturdy)

चand

उपशोभितम्adorned, beautified

Speaker

घटोत्कच उवाच

Characters & Entities

Ghaṭotkaca

āśrama (hermitage)

agniśaraṇa (fire-altar/sacred fire-place)

bhāṇḍa (ritual vessels)

kalaśa (water-jars)

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 the dharmic ideal of a well-ordered āśrama: purity, readiness for sacrifice, and provision of water and ritual implements—signs of disciplined living and hospitality.

What is happening in the narrative?

Ghaṭotkaca is describing the appearance of a hermitage, emphasizing its sacred infrastructure—fire-altars, auspicious sacrificial vessels, and large water-filled jars—indicating an active, properly maintained ritual setting.