Shloka 10

मयस्य प्रतिकृतिः — Maya’s Offer and the Commissioning of the Sabhā

Devanagari script

ततो विचिन्त्य मनसा लोकनाथ: प्रजापति: । चोदयामास त॑ कृष्ण: सभा वै क्रियतामिति,तदनन्तर मन-ही-मन कुछ सोचकर प्रजापालक लोकनाथ भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णने उससे कहा--'शिल्पियोंमें श्रेष्ठ दैत्वराज मय! यदि तुम मेरा कोई प्रिय कार्य करना चाहते हो तो तुम धर्मराज युधिष्ठिके लिये जैसा ठीक समझो, वैसा एक सभाभवन बना दो

Transliteration

tato vicintya manasā lokanāthaḥ prajāpatiḥ | codayāmāsa taṃ kṛṣṇaḥ sabhā vai kriyatām iti ||

Translation

やがて心中に思案を巡らせたのち、世の主にして創生の御方たるシュリー・クリシュナは告げた。「まこと、王の सभा（サバー）を建てよ。」

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

विचिन्त्यhaving reflected/considered

मनसाwith (his) mind

लोकनाथःthe lord of the world

प्रजापतिःthe lord of creatures; Prajapati

चोदयामासurged, prompted, addressed

कृष्णःKrishna

सभाःassembly-hall

वैindeed, surely

क्रियताम्let (it) be made

इतिthus (quotative)

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

sabhā (royal assembly hall)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Legitimate power is expressed through ordered institutions: a sabhā symbolizes transparent governance, counsel, and the public face of dharmic rule rather than private indulgence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛṣṇa, after inward reflection, instructs that an assembly hall be constructed—setting in motion the establishment of a formal royal space for Yudhiṣṭhira’s court and state functions.