Shloka 36

Kṛṣṇasya Khāṇḍavaprasthāt Dvārakā-prayāṇaḥ | Krishna’s Departure for Dvārakā

Devanagari script

मयो5पि स महाभाग: सर्वरत्नविभूषिताम्‌ । विधिवत्‌ कल्पयामास सभां धर्मसुताय वै,इधर महाभाग मयने भी धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिरके लिये विधिपूर्वक सम्पूर्ण रत्नोंसे विभूषित सभामण्डप बनानेकी मन-ही-मन कल्पना की

Transliteration

mayo 'pi sa mahābhāgaḥ sarvaratnavibhūṣitām | vidhivat kalpayāmāsa sabhāṃ dharmasutāya vai ||

Translation

ฝ่ายมหาภาคะมยะก็เช่นกัน ได้จัดวางและเริ่มเตรียม “สภามณฑป” สำหรับพระธรรมสุตะ (ยุธิษฐิระ) อย่างถูกต้องตามพิธี เป็นท้องพระโรงประดับด้วยรัตนะนานาประการ

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Tritiya, Ekavacana

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Pum, Prathama, Ekavacana

• महाभागः: the illustrious/fortunate one
• महाभागः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Pum, Prathama, Ekavacana

• सर्वरत्नविभूषिताम्: adorned with all jewels
• सर्वरत्नविभूषिताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वरत्नविभूषित
• Form: Stri, Dvitiya, Ekavacana

• विधिवत्: according to rule/duly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत्

• कल्पयामास: he fashioned/constructed; he caused to be made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Prathama, Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• सभाम्: assembly hall
• सभाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Stri, Dvitiya, Ekavacana

• धर्मसुताय: for the son of Dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मसुताय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मसुत
• Form: Pum, Chaturthi, Ekavacana

• वै: indeed/emphatically
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Maya
• Dharmasuta (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Sabhā (royal assembly hall)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Prosperity and grandeur are portrayed as ethically grounded when established vidhivat—through proper order, lawful procedure, and service to dharma-centered rulership—rather than through vanity or disorder.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that Maya, famed for extraordinary craftsmanship, undertakes the design and preparation of a jewel-adorned royal assembly hall for Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma.