Mahabharata 9.45.2 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 45, Shloka 2

Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission

Devanagari script

ततो हिमवता दत्ते मणिप्रवरशोभिते । दिव्यरत्नाचिते पुण्ये निषण्णं परमासने

Transliteration

tato himavatā datte maṇipravaraśobhite | divyaratnācite puṇye niṣaṇṇaṃ paramāsane ||

Translation

ତାପରେ ହିମବାନ୍ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଦତ୍ତ, ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ମଣିରେ ଶୋଭିତ, ଦିବ୍ୟ ରତ୍ନରେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଏବଂ ପୁଣ୍ୟମୟ ସେହି ପରମ ଆସନରେ ସେ ଉପବିଷ୍ଟ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

• हिमवता: by Himavat (the Himalaya)
• हिमवता: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• दत्ते: was given
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (ददाति)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मणि-प्रवर-शोभिते: in (that) adorned with excellent gems
• मणि-प्रवर-शोभिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मणिप्रवरशोभित
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दिव्य-रत्न-आचिते: in (that) heaped with divine jewels
• दिव्य-रत्न-आचिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्यरत्नाचित
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पुण्ये: in the sacred/auspicious (seat/place)
• पुण्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• निषण्णम्: seated
• निषण्णम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-षद् (निषीदति) → निषण्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• परम-आसने: on the highest seat/throne
• परम-आसने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमासन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Himavat
• paramāsana (supreme throne/seat)
• maṇi (gems)
• divyaratna (divine jewels)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that legitimate rule and decisive action should rest on an auspicious, consecrated foundation—symbolized by the sacred, jewel-adorned throne—rather than on raw violence alone, even in wartime.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes someone taking his seat upon a supreme throne said to be bestowed by Himavat, richly decorated with gems and divine jewels, marking a formal, elevated moment in the unfolding events.