Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

सर्वशिल्पविदस्तत्र वासायाभ्यागमंस्तदा । उद्यानानि च रम्याणि नगरस्य समन्ततः,था, बुइर,.! सब प्रकारकी शिल्पकलाके जानकार मनुष्य भी उन दिनों इन्द्रप्रस्थमें निवास करनेके लिये आ गये थे। नगरके चारों ओर रमणीय उद्यान थे

Transliteration

sarvaśilpavidastatra vāsāyābhyāgamans tadā | udyānāni ca ramyāṇi nagarasya samantataḥ ||

Translation

ఆ సమయంలో అన్ని శిల్పాలలో నిపుణులైన కార్మికులూ అక్కడ నివసించుటకు వచ్చారు. నగరమంతటా చుట్టూ రమ్యమైన ఉద్యానవనాలు ఉన్నాయి।

Word by Word

सर्वशिल्पविदःknowers of all crafts

तत्रthere

वासायfor dwelling/residence

अभ्यागमन्came/arrived

तदाthen

उद्यानानिgardens/parks

चand

रम्याणिbeautiful/pleasant

नगरस्यof the city

समन्ततःon all sides/around

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva (Vāyu)

Indraprastha (implied by context)

the city (nagara)

gardens/parks (udyāna)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A well-founded realm is marked by the presence of skilled artisans and by public beauty and wellbeing—prosperity expressed through constructive work, culture, and pleasant surroundings rather than mere conquest.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu describes the growth of the city (contextually Indraprastha): experts in many crafts arrive to settle, and the city is encircled by attractive gardens, indicating its rapid development and refinement.