Shloka 6

Devanagari script

कृष्णसम्माननार्थ च नगरं समलंकृतम्‌ । बभूव राजमार्गश्व बहुरत्नसमाचितः,श्रीकृष्णके स्वागत-सत्कारके लिये हस्तिनापुरको खूब सजाया गया था। वहाँका राजमार्ग भी अनेक प्रकारके रत्नोंसे सुशोभित किया गया था

Transliteration

kṛṣṇa-sammānanārthaṃ ca nagaraṃ samalaṅkṛtam | babhūva rāja-mārgaś ca bahu-ratna-samācitaḥ ||

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: Чтобы воздать почести Кришне, город был великолепно украшен. Даже царская дорога сияла, богато убранная множеством драгоценных камней.

Word by Word

कृष्णसम्माननार्थम्for the purpose of honoring Krishna

चand

नगरम्the city

समलंकृतम्well-adorned/decorated

बभूवbecame/was

राजमार्गःthe royal road/main street

चalso/and

बहुरत्नसमाचितःstrewn/adorned with many jewels

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kṛṣṇa

Hastināpura

nagara (city)

rāja-mārga (royal road)

ratna (jewels)

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 dharmic social ethics: honoring a worthy guest—especially a respected mediator—through proper reception. Such outward respect supports orderly diplomacy and signals willingness to engage with counsel rather than contempt.

What is happening in the narrative?

As Kṛṣṇa arrives (or is about to be received) in Hastināpura during the tense pre-war negotiations, the city and the main royal road are lavishly decorated to welcome him with formal honor.