Shloka 13

Devanagari script

ततो देशेषु देशेषु रमणीयेषु भागश: । सर्वरत्नसमाकीर्णा: सभाश्षक्कुरनेकश:,तब कारीगरोंने विभिन्न रमणीय प्रदेशोंमें अलग-अलग सब प्रकारके रत्नोंसे सम्पन्न अनेक विश्राम-स्थान बनाये

Transliteration

tato deśeṣu deśeṣu ramaṇīyeṣu bhāgaśaḥ | sarvaratnasamākīrṇāḥ sabhāś ca kurv anekaśaḥ ||

Translation

ਫਿਰ ਕਾਰੀਗਰਾਂ ਨੇ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਮਨੋਹਰ ਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਲੱਗ-ਅਲੱਗ ਹਿੱਸਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ, ਹਰ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੇ ਰਤਨਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰੇ ਹੋਏ ਅਨੇਕ ਸਭਾ-ਭਵਨ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਰਾਮ-ਸਥਾਨ ਬਣਾਏ।

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

देशेषुin regions/places

देशेषुin (various) regions

रमणीयेषुin delightful/pleasant (places)

भागशःseparately; in parts; severally

सर्वरत्नसमाकीर्णाःstrewn/filled with all kinds of gems

सभाassembly-hall; hall

अनेकशःmany times; in many (instances); in many ways

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana (narrator/speaker)

deśa (regions/places)

sabhā (assembly-halls)

ratna (jewels/precious stones)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights prudent, organized preparation and the ethical use of resources—wealth and craftsmanship are directed toward creating orderly, hospitable public spaces, reflecting ideals of responsible governance (rājadharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes how, across many pleasant regions, numerous gem-adorned halls/resting places were constructed in separate allotments—part of broader arrangements being made in the Udyoga Parva context.