Shloka 41

Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)

Devanagari script

सम्मार्जितं सौधकारैश्षित्रकारैश्व चित्रितम्‌ । दीर्घिकाभिश्न पूर्णाभिस्तथा पद्माकरैरपि

Transliteration

sammārjitaṃ saudhakāraiḥ citrakāraiś ca citritam | dīrghikābhiś ca pūrṇābhis tathā padmākarair api ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Taman permai dan rumah permainan itu telah disapu dan dibersihkan hingga bersih oleh para tukang binaan, dan dihiasi dengan lukisan oleh para pelukis. Keindahannya ditambah oleh kolam-kolam dalam dan telaga yang penuh air, serta kolam teratai. Air yang diliputi teratai mekar tampak amat menawan; dan bunga-bunga yang mekar mengikut musim lalu gugur menutupi tanah seperti hamparan bunga.

Word by Word

• सम्मार्जितम्: cleaned, swept
• सम्मार्जितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + मृज् (क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सौधकारैः: by palace-builders/masons
• सौधकारैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौधकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• चित्रकारैः: by painters
• चित्रकारैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• चित्रितम्: painted, decorated
• चित्रितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र् (क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• दीर्घिकाभिः: with ponds/tanks
• दीर्घिकाभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घिका
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• पूर्णाभिः: full (of water)
• पूर्णाभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्णा (from पूर्ण)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• पद्माकरैः: with lotus-lakes (lit. lotus-mines)
• पद्माकरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्माकर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• udhyāna (royal garden)
• krīḍābhavana (play/pleasure pavilion)
• saudha (mansion/palace)
• dīrghikā (tanks/ponds)
• padmākara (lotus-ponds)
• padma (lotus)
• citra (paintings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse implicitly highlights rājanīti through imagery: a well-ordered, clean, and beautifully maintained public/royal space reflects disciplined governance, prosperity, and cultured values—where power is expressed through protection, patronage of arts, and orderly stewardship rather than mere force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the preparation and splendor of a royal pleasure-garden and pavilion: builders have cleaned and readied the structures, painters have decorated them, and the setting is beautified by full water-tanks and lotus-ponds, with seasonal flowers carpeting the ground.