Shloka 12

Śānti-parva Adhyāya 44 — Post-War Reassignment of Residences and Restorative Consolation (शान्तिपर्व अध्याय ४४)

Devanagari script

दुर्मुखस्य च वेश्माग्र्यं श्रीमत्‌ कनकभूषणम्‌ । पूर्णपडझमदलाक्षीणां स्त्रीणां शयनसंकुलम्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | durmukhasya ca veśmāgryaṃ śrīmat kanakabhūṣaṇam | pūrṇa-padma-dalākṣīṇāṃ strīṇāṃ śayana-saṅkulam |

Translation

ਵੈਸ਼ੰਪਾਯਨ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ— ਦੁਰਮੁਖ ਦਾ ਉਹ ਸਰਵੋਤਮ ਮਹਲ ਬੜਾ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਮੰਤ ਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਸੋਨੇ ਦੇ ਗਹਿਣਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਜਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਸੀ। ਖਿੜੇ ਕਮਲ-ਪੱਤਿਆਂ ਵਰਗੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਇਸਤ੍ਰੀਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਸੇਜਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਉਹ ਭਰਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਸੀ।

Word by Word

• दुर्मुखस्य: of Durmukha
• दुर्मुखस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्मुख
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• वेश्म: mansion/house
• वेश्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अग्र्यम्: excellent, foremost
• अग्र्यम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्र्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• श्रीमत्: splendid, wealthy, illustrious
• श्रीमत्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• कनकभूषणम्: adorned with gold ornaments
• कनकभूषणम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कनक-भूषण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पूर्ण: full, complete
• पूर्ण: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पद्म: of lotuses
• पद्म: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• दल: of petals/leaves
• दल: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: दल
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• अक्षीणाम्: of eyes
• अक्षीणाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षि
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• शयन: with beds/couches
• शयन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• संकुलम्: crowded, filled
• संकुलम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संकुल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Durmukha
• veśma (mansion/palace)
• kanaka (gold)
• striyaḥ (women)
• śayana (couches/beds)
• padma (lotus)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights royal prosperity and the orderly allocation of luxury within a kingdom; in the broader context it supports the ethic of responsible kingship—wealth and comforts are to be managed and distributed in a structured, duty-bound manner rather than through whim.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes an exceptionally splendid mansion associated with Durmukha, richly decorated with gold and filled with the sleeping arrangements of beautiful women; it forms part of a larger description of palatial residences being assigned and enjoyed within the royal setting.