Shloka 38

Devanagari script

तत्र चक्कुरनुज्ञाता: शरणान्युत शिल्पिन: । गन्धवन्ति विशालानि वेश्मानीव दिवौकसाम्‌,उस स्थानपर राजाकी आज्ञासे शिल्पियोंने देवमन्दिरोंक समान विशाल एवं सुगन्धित भवन बनाये

Transliteration

tatra cakkur anujñātāḥ śaraṇāny uta śilpinaḥ | gandhavanti viśālāni veśmānīva divaukasām ||

Translation

Di sana, dengan perkenan raja, para tukang mahir membina tempat berteduh dan bangunan lain—gedung-gedung luas lagi harum—laksana istana para dewa.

Word by Word

तत्रthere

चand

कृतmade/constructed

अनुज्ञाताःhaving been permitted/authorized

शरणानिshelters/dwellings

उतalso/and

शिल्पिनःcraftsmen/artisans

गन्धवन्तिfragrant

विशालानिvast/large

वेश्मानिmansions/houses

इवlike/as

दिवौकसाम्of the gods (heaven-dwellers)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

the king (rājā)

śilpinaḥ (craftsmen/artisans)

veśmāni (buildings/mansions)

divaukasaḥ (gods/heavenly beings)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Skilled work flourishes under rightful authorization and orderly rule; when governance is structured, artisans can create refined, beneficial spaces that signify prosperity and cultural excellence.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the described location, the king grants permission, and the artisans build large, fragrant residences and shelters, compared to the splendid dwellings of the gods.