Shloka 34

यमसभावर्णनम् (Yamasabhā-varṇanam) — Nārada’s Description of Dharmarāja’s Assembly

Devanagari script

असम्बाधा हि सा पार्थ रम्या कामगमा सभा | दीर्घकालं तपस्तप्त्वा निर्मिता विश्वकर्मणा

Transliteration

asambādhā hi sā pārtha ramyā kāmagamā sabhā | dīrghakālaṃ tapastaptvā nirmitā viśvakarmaṇā ||

Translation

ナーラダは言った。「おおパールタよ、この सभा（集会殿）はまことに妨げなきもの—広大で、いかなる障りもない。麗しく、望むままにその内を行き来できる。ヴィシュヴァカルマンは久しく苦行を修めたのち、これを造り上げたのだ。」

Word by Word

• असम्बाधा: unobstructed, spacious
• असम्बाधा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असम्बाध
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• सा: that (she/it)
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थ: O Partha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• रम्या: lovely, delightful
• रम्या: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कामगमा: moving as desired (at will)
• कामगमा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामगम
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सभा: assembly hall
• सभा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• दीर्घकालम्: for a long time
• दीर्घकालम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घकाल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तप्त्वा: having performed (austerity)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• निर्मिता: constructed, made
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्मा (नि+√मा)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• विश्वकर्मणा: by Vishvakarman
• विश्वकर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Viśvakarman
• Sabhā (the assembly hall)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that extraordinary achievements—even in worldly domains like royal architecture—are grounded in sustained discipline (tapas) and skilled craftsmanship. It also frames splendor as something earned through effort and divine artistry, not mere chance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing the remarkable qualities of a royal assembly hall to Pārtha (Arjuna): it is spacious and unobstructed, pleasing to behold, and designed so that movement within it is effortless and according to one’s wish; it was constructed by Viśvakarman after long austerities.