Shloka 24

Vaiśravaṇa-sabhā-varṇanam

Description of Kubera’s Assembly Hall

Devanagari script

नानाप्रहरणैरुग्रैर्वातिरिव महाजवै: । वृतः सखायमन्वास्ते सदैव धनदं नूप

Transliteration

nānāpraharaṇair ugrair vātir iva mahājavaiḥ | vṛtaḥ sakhāyam anvāste sadaiva dhanadaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha ||

Translation

ନାରଦ କହିଲେ—ହେ ନୃପଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ନାନାପ୍ରକାର ଉଗ୍ର ପ୍ରହରଣ ଧାରଣ କରିଥିବା, ପବନ ସମ ମହାବେଗୀ ଭୟଙ୍କର ଭୂତ-ପ୍ରେତଗଣରେ ପରିବୃତ ହୋଇ ସେ ସଦା ନିଜ ସଖା—ଧନଦାତା ଧନଦ କୁବେରଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ ଆସୀନ ରହନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• नाना: various, many kinds of
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना

• प्रहरणैः: with weapons
• प्रहरणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहरण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• उग्रैः: fierce
• उग्रैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• वातिः: wind
• वातिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• महाजवैः: with great speed/force
• महाजवैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाजव
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• वृतः: surrounded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सखायम्: friend
• सखायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अन्वास्ते: sits near, attends upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (आसीन/आस् धातु)
• Form: Present, 3, Singular, Atmanepada

• सदैव: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा + एव

• धनदम्: the giver of wealth (Kubera)
• धनदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नृप: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• श्रेष्ठ: best, foremost
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Dhanada (Kubera)
• weapon-bearing attendants (bhūta-gaṇa implied by context)