Shloka 10

मयस्य प्रतिकृतिः — Maya’s Offer and the Commissioning of the Sabhā

Devanagari script

ततो विचिन्त्य मनसा लोकनाथ: प्रजापति: । चोदयामास त॑ कृष्ण: सभा वै क्रियतामिति

Transliteration

tato vicintya manasā lokanāthaḥ prajāpatiḥ | codayāmāsa taṃ kṛṣṇaḥ sabhā vai kriyatām iti ||

Translation

Затем, обдумав в сердце своём, Владыка миров, Прародитель, Шри Кришна повелел: «Да будет воздвигнут царский зал собраний».

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• विचिन्त्य: having reflected/considered
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चिन्त्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• मनसा: with (his) mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• लोकनाथः: the lord of the world
• लोकनाथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकनाथ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• प्रजापतिः: the lord of creatures; Prajapati
• प्रजापतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• चोदयामास: urged, prompted, addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुद्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), third, singular, parasmaipada, active

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सभाः: assembly-hall
• सभाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• वै: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• क्रियताम्: let (it) be made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: लोट् (imperative), third, singular, ātmanepada, passive (भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोग), passive imperative: 'let it be made'

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• sabhā (royal assembly hall)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Legitimate power is expressed through ordered institutions: a sabhā symbolizes transparent governance, counsel, and the public face of dharmic rule rather than private indulgence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛṣṇa, after inward reflection, instructs that an assembly hall be constructed—setting in motion the establishment of a formal royal space for Yudhiṣṭhira’s court and state functions.