Shloka 14

Śiśupāla-nigraha-prastāva: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Conciliation and Bhīṣma’s Defense of Kṛṣṇa

Book 2, Chapter 35

Devanagari script

लोकराजविमानैश्व ब्राह्मणावसथै: सह । कृतैरावसर्थ्दिव्यर्विमानप्रतिमैस्तथा

Transliteration

lokarājavimānaiś ca brāhmaṇāvasathaiḥ saha | kṛtair āvasathair divyair vimānapratimais tathā ||

Translation

तिथे लोकाधिपतींसारख्या राजविमानांबरोबरच ब्राह्मणांसाठीही वसतिस्थाने होती; तसेच दिव्य, विमानासारखी भव्य निवासस्थानेही बांधलेली होती।

Word by Word

• लोक: of the world
• लोक: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• राज: of the king
• राज: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विमानैः: with aerial cars/palaces (vimānas)
• विमानैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ब्राह्मण: of the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मण: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• आवसथैः: with dwellings/abodes
• आवसथैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवसथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• कृतैः: made, constructed
• कृतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आवसथैः: with dwellings/abodes
• आवसथैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवसथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• दिव्यैः: divine, splendid
• दिव्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• विमान: of vimānas
• विमान: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• प्रतिमैः: resembling, comparable to
• प्रतिमैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिमा
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• brāhmaṇas
• vimānas (palace-like structures)
• royal residences