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Shloka 26

Jarītā-Śārṅgaka-saṃvādaḥ — The Dialogue of Jaritā and the Śārṅgaka Chicks

Fire-escape deliberation

वेणुवीणामृदड्जानां मनोज्ञानां च सर्वशः । शब्देन पूर्यते हर्म्य तद्‌ वन॑ं सुमहर्द्धिमत्‌,वहाँका राजभवन और महान्‌ समृद्धिशाली वन वीणा, वेणु और मृदंग आदि मनोहर वाद्योंकी सुमधुर ध्वनिसे सब ओर गूँजने लगा

veṇuvīṇāmṛdaṅgānāṃ manojñānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ | śabdena pūryate harmyaṃ tad vanaṃ sumaharddhimat ||

വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു— വേണു, വീണ, മൃദംഗം മുതലായ മനോഹര വാദ്യങ്ങളുടെ മധുരധ്വനിയിൽ ആ രാജമന്ദിരവും അത്യന്തം സമൃദ്ധമായ ആ വനോദ്യാനവും എല്ലാടവും നിറഞ്ഞു മുഴങ്ങി.

वेणुof flutes
वेणु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवेणु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
वीणाof lutes (vīṇās)
वीणा:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवीणा
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
मृदङ्गof drums (mṛdaṅgas)
मृदङ्ग:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमृदङ्ग
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
आनांand others (of other instruments)
आनां:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
मनोज्ञानाम्of pleasing/charming (ones)
मनोज्ञानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootमनोज्ञ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सर्वशःon all sides; everywhere
सर्वशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वशः
शब्देनby/with sound
शब्देन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
पूर्यतेis filled; resounds
पूर्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootपूर्
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Singular
हर्म्यम्the palace/mansion
हर्म्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहर्म्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
वनम्the grove/forest (park)
वनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सुमहत्very great
सुमहत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-महत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
ऋद्धिमत्endowed with prosperity
ऋद्धिमत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootऋद्धिमत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
H
harmya (palace)
V
vana (grove/forest)
V
veṇu (flute)
V
vīṇā
M
mṛdaṅga

Educational Q&A

The verse implicitly associates prosperity and good order with harmony: refined music and pleasant sound symbolize a well-governed, flourishing environment where culture and auspiciousness prevail.

The narrator describes a palace and its surrounding grove becoming resonant with the sweet sounds of instruments—flute, vīṇā, and mṛdaṅga—creating an atmosphere of celebration and abundance.