Shloka 35

Gaṅgādvāra-tīrtha, Ulūpī-saṃvāda, and Arjuna’s Dharma-Deliberation (गङ्गाद्वार-तीर्थम्, उलूपी-संवादः)

Devanagari script

आयसैश्व महाचक्रै: शुशुभे तत्‌ पुरोत्तमम्‌ सुविभक्तमहारथ्यं देवताबाधवर्जितम्‌,लोहेके बने हुए महान्‌ चक्रोंद्वारा उस उत्तम नगरकी अवर्णनीय शोभा हो रही थी। वहाँ विभागपूर्वक विभिन्न स्थानोंमें जानेके लिये विशाल एवं चौड़ी सड़कें बनी हुई थीं। उस नगरमें दैवी आपत्तिका नाम नहीं था

Transliteration

āyasaiś ca mahācakraiḥ śuśubhe tat purottamam suvibhakta-mahārathyaṃ devatā-bādha-varjitam

Translation

వాయువు పలికెను—ఇనుపతో చేసిన మహాచక్రములచే ఆ ఉత్తమ నగరం శోభించెను. అక్కడ విశాల రాజమార్గములు స్పష్టముగా విభజింపబడి సుసంఘటితముగా ఉండి, గమనాగమనము క్రమబద్ధముగా సాగెను. ఆ నగరములో దైవబాధవలన కలిగే విపత్తు అనే మాటే లేదు.

Word by Word

• आयसैः: with/by iron (things)
• आयसैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• महाचक्रैः: with great wheels/discs
• महाचक्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाचक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• शुशुभे: shone, was splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुरोत्तमम्: the best city
• पुरोत्तमम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सुविभक्त: well-arranged, well-divided
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-विभक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भज्/√विभज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महारथ्यम्: having great chariot-warriors / fit for great warriors
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महारथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवताबाधवर्जितम्: free from divine afflictions/calamities
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवताबाधवर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √वर्ज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• pura (city)
• mahācakra (great iron wheels)
• mahārathya (great roads/highways)
• devatā-bādha (divine affliction/calamity)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents an ideal of well-ordered civic life: strong infrastructure, clear organization, and freedom from ominous afflictions. Implicitly, such stability is associated with righteous governance and auspicious conditions—an ethical vision of prosperity grounded in order and protection.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu is describing a magnificent city, emphasizing its iron-built adornments (great wheels), its carefully planned wide roads, and the absence of divine calamities—highlighting the city’s exceptional splendor and secure, auspicious state.