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Shloka 12

नारदेन गरुडात्मजानां नामकीर्तनम् | Nārada’s Enumeration of Garuḍa’s Descendants

सूर्यरूपाणि चाभान्ति दीप्ताग्निसदृशानि च । मणिजालविचित्राणि प्रांशूनि निबिडानि च,ये सूर्य तथा प्रज्वलित अग्निके समान प्रकाशित हो रहे हैं। मणियोंकी झालरोंसे इनकी विचित्र छटा दृष्टिगोचर हो रही है। ये सभी भवन ऊँचे और घने हैं

sūryarūpāṇi cābhānti dīptāgnisadṛśāni ca | maṇijālavicitrāṇi prāṃśūni nibidāni ca ||

నారదుడు వర్ణించాడు—“ఇవి సూర్యుని వలె ప్రకాశిస్తూ, ప్రజ్వలిత అగ్నిలా జ్వలిస్తున్నట్లుగా కనిపిస్తున్నాయి. మణుల జాలాలతో విచిత్ర కాంతి ప్రస్ఫుటమవుతోంది; ఇవి ఎత్తుగా, సన్నిహితంగా గుంపులుగా నిలిచాయి.”

सूर्यरूपाणिsun-like forms/appearances
सूर्यरूपाणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्यरूप (सूर्य + रूप)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अभान्तिshone, appeared radiant
अभान्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभा (धातु)
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
दीप्ताग्निसदृशानिlike blazing fire
दीप्ताग्निसदृशानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदीप्ताग्निसदृश (दीप्त + अग्नि + सदृश)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
मणिजालविचित्राणिvariegated/ornate with networks/garlands of gems
मणिजालविचित्राणि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमणिजालविचित्र (मणि + जाल + विचित्र)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
प्रांशूनिtall, lofty
प्रांशूनि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रांशु
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
निबिडानिdense, compact, closely-built
निबिडानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिबिड
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

नारद उवाच

N
Nārada
S
sūrya (sun)
A
agni (fire)
M
maṇi (gems/jewels)
J
jāla (lattice/network)
B
bhavana (implied: buildings/palaces)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the dazzling allure of royal prosperity—sun-bright, fire-like, gem-adorned—suggesting how external grandeur can intensify pride and rivalry. In the Udyoga context (preparations for war), such splendor can serve as a backdrop to ethical testing: whether power and wealth are guided by dharma or become fuel for conflict.

Nārada is describing magnificent buildings/palatial structures, emphasizing their brilliance and ornate decoration. The imagery (sun and fire; jewel-net adornments; tall and densely set structures) paints a vivid scene of royal opulence within the broader Udyoga Parva atmosphere of political tension and impending war.