Shloka 46

Vaiśravaṇa-sabhā-varṇanam

Description of Kubera’s Assembly Hall

Devanagari script

दिव्या हेममयैरज्रै्विद्युद्धिरिव चित्रिता । उस दिव्य सभाकी दीवारें विद्युतके समान उद्दीप्त होनेवाले सुनहले रंगोंसे चित्रित की गयी हैं

Transliteration

divyā hema-mayair ajraiḥ vidyudbhir iva citritā |

Translation

Nārada disse: «As paredes daquele salão de assembleia celestial estavam adornadas com brilhantes ornamentos de ouro, fulgurando como relâmpagos».

Word by Word

• दिव्या: divine, splendid
• दिव्या: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• हेममयैः: made of gold; golden
• हेममयैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेममय
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अज्रैः: streaks/lines (ornamental bands)
• अज्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• विद्युद्भिः: with lightning; by lightning(-like flashes)
• विद्युद्भिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्युत्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• चित्रिता: painted, adorned, depicted
• Type: Verb
• Root: चित्रित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (kta)

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• नारद (Nārada)
• सभा (assembly-hall)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse does not state a direct moral injunction; it uses vivid imagery to portray extraordinary royal/celestial grandeur. In the broader epic context, such splendor often functions as a backdrop for testing restraint, humility, and dharmic conduct amid power and wealth.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing the appearance of a divine assembly-hall, focusing on its walls, which shine with golden brilliance like lightning—an aesthetic detail that heightens the sense of marvel and prestige surrounding the courtly setting.