Shloka 27

Kṛṣṇa Visits Indraprastha; Kuntī’s Remembrance; Kālindī and Further Marriages

Devanagari script

मयश्च मोचितो वह्ने: सभां सख्य उपाहरत् । यस्मिन् दुर्योधनस्यासीज्जलस्थलद‍ृशिभ्रम: ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

mayaś ca mocito vahneḥ sabhāṁ sakhya upāharat yasmin duryodhanasyāsīj jala-sthala-dṛśi-bhramaḥ

Translation

అగ్నిలోనుండి మిత్రుడు అర్జునుడు రక్షించిన మయ దానవుడు, స్నేహంగా అతనికి ఒక సభాభవనాన్ని బహూకరించాడు; అందులోనే తరువాత దుర్యోధనుడు నీటిని నేలగా భ్రమించాడు.

Synonyms

• मयः: Maya (the demon-architect)
• मयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मयदानवः

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• मोचितः: released
• मोचितः: कर्म (Karma; patient in passive sense)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोचित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √मुच्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘मयः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/विधेय

• वह्नेः: of/from Agni
• वह्नेः: अपादान/सम्बन्ध (Source/Genitive; from Fire)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• सभाम्: an assembly-hall
• सभाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सख्य: O friend
• सख्य: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; ‘हे सखि’ इत्यर्थे

• उपाहरत्: offered/brought
• उपाहरत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-√हृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यस्मिन्: in which
• यस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative)

• दुर्योधनस्य: of Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• जलस्थलदृशिभ्रमः: confusion of seeing water as land (and vice versa)
• जलस्थलदृशिभ्रमः: कर्ता/विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल + स्थल + दृशि + भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘जल-स्थल-दृशि’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः + ‘भ्रम’ (भ्रमः = भ्रमण/भ्रान्तिः)

Characters & Entities

• Maya Dānava
• Duryodhana

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Duryodhana’s illusion of water and land?

This verse states that in the extraordinary assembly hall gifted by Maya, Duryodhana’s perception became confused—he mistook water for land and land for water—highlighting how bewilderment and pride can lead to humiliation.

Why did Maya Dānava give an assembly hall as a gift?

Because Maya had been rescued from a great fire, he repaid that favor by offering his friend a magnificent sabhā (assembly hall) as an expression of gratitude.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

The verse warns that ego and rivalry can distort perception; cultivating humility and gratitude helps one avoid unnecessary conflict and the “illusion” of misjudging situations and people.