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

ครั้งนั้น ช่างผู้ชำนาญศิลปะทุกแขนงก็พากันมาพำนัก และรอบเมืองมีอุทยานอันรื่นรมย์อยู่โดยรอบ

Word by Word

• सर्वशिल्पविदः: knowers of all crafts
• सर्वशिल्पविदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वशिल्पविद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• वासाय: for dwelling/residence
• वासाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• अभ्यागमन्: came/arrived
• अभ्यागमन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• उद्यानानि: gardens/parks
• उद्यानानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• रम्याणि: beautiful/pleasant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• नगरस्य: of the city
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• समन्ततः: on all sides/around
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva (Vāyu)
• Indraprastha (implied by context)
• the city (nagara)
• gardens/parks (udyāna)

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.