Shloka 18

मयेन सभानिर्माणम्

Maya’s Construction of the Assembly Hall

Devanagari script

तत्र गत्वा स जग्राह गदां शड्खं च भारत । स्फाटिकं च सभाद्रव्यं यदासीद्‌ वृषपर्वण:,भारत! तदनन्तर मयासुरने वहाँ जाकर वह गदा, शंख और सभाभवन बनानेके लिये स्फटिक मणिमय द्रव्य ले लिया, जो पहले वृषपर्वाके अधिकारमें था

Transliteration

tatra gatvā sa jagrāha gadāṃ śaṅkhaṃ ca bhārata | sphāṭikaṃ ca sabhādravyaṃ yad āsīd vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Setelah pergi ke sana, wahai Bhārata, dia mengambil alih gada dan sangkakala, serta bahan-bahan kristal untuk membina balairung perhimpunan, yang dahulunya milik Vṛṣaparvan.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा), prior action; agent same as main verb

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• जग्राह: took / seized
• जग्राह: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• गदाम्: mace
• गदाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• शङ्खम्: conch
• शङ्खम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable (conjunction)

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• स्फाटिकम्: crystal-like / made of crystal
• स्फाटिकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्फाटिक
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular (agreeing with सभाद्रव्यम्)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable (conjunction)

• सभाद्रव्यम्: material for the assembly-hall
• सभाद्रव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभाद्रव्य
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular (relative pronoun)

• आसीत्: was
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• वृषपर्वणः: of Vṛṣaparvan
• वृषपर्वणः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषपर्वन्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhārata (Janamejaya as addressee)
• Vṛṣaparvan
• gadā (mace)
• śaṅkha (conch)
• sabhā (assembly-hall)
• sphāṭika (crystal material)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how political transitions can shift control over valuable objects and resources; it invites reflection on dharma regarding rightful ownership, consent, and the moral limits of acquisition even when done under the banner of authority or alliance.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that 'he' goes to a certain place and takes a mace, a conch, and crystal materials intended for building an assembly-hall—items that previously belonged to Vṛṣaparvan—indicating a transfer or seizure of prestigious and useful assets.