Shloka 53
Devanagari script
व्यभ्राजत सभाम ध्ये हेम्नीवोपहितो मणि:
Transliteration
vyabhrājata sabhā madhye hemnīvopahito maṇiḥ
Translation
வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்—அவையின்நடுவில் அவர் பொன்னில் பதிக்கப்பட்ட மணிபோல் பிரகாசித்தார்; மூத்தோரும் அரசர்களும் சூழ்ந்திருந்தபோதும், அவரது மரியாதைமிக்க ஒளி மிகத் தெளிவாகத் திகழ்ந்தது।
Word by Word
व्यभ्राजतshone forth
व्यभ्राजत:
TypeVerb
Rootभ्राज्
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सभामध्येin the assembly-hall (in the midst of the सभा)
सभामध्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसभा + मध्य
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
हेमनिin gold
हेमनि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootहेमन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
इवlike/as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
उपहितःset/placed (inlaid)
उपहितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootउप-धा (उपहित)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
मणिःa jewel
मणिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमणि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
sabhā (assembly hall)M
maṇi (jewel)H
hemnī (gold)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
The verse uses a simile—“a jewel set in gold”—to suggest that genuine excellence and rightful stature become especially evident in the public sphere (the sabhā), where reputation, authority, and dharmic standing are scrutinized.
Vaiśampāyana describes someone or something in the assembly hall as radiantly prominent, visually and socially distinguished, like a precious gem mounted in gold, emphasizing the grandeur and charged significance of the court setting.