Shloka 236
Śiśupāla’s Protest Against the Arghya to Kṛṣṇa (शिशुपाल-आक्षेपः)
बहुधातुनिबद्धाड्ञान् हिमवच्छिखरानिव । उनकी दीवारें अनेक प्रकारकी धातुओंसे चित्रित थीं तथा वे हिमालयके शिखरोंकी भाँति सुशोभित हो रहे थे
bahudhātu-nibaddhājñān himavac-chikharān iva |
ಅವರ ಗೋಡೆಗಳು ನಾನಾವಿಧ ಲೋಹಗಳಿಂದ ಜಡಿತವಾಗಿ ಅಲಂಕರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದ್ದವು; ಅವು ಹಿಮಾಲಯದ ಶಿಖರಗಳಂತೆ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸಿ ಶೋಭಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how external magnificence can appear as grand and natural as mountains, inviting admiration; ethically, it also serves as a backdrop reminding readers that splendour and display can feed attachment and arrogance, which in the Sabha narrative later contribute to moral collapse.
Vaiśampāyana is describing the extraordinary construction and appearance of a magnificent hall or palace structure, emphasizing its metal inlays and its mountain-like brilliance through a simile comparing it to the snowy peaks of the Himālaya.