Shloka 38

Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection

Devanagari script

तत्र चक्कुरनुज्ञाता: शरणान्युत शिल्पिन: । गन्धवन्ति विशालानि वेश्मानीव दिवौकसाम्‌,उस स्थानपर राजाकी आज्ञासे शिल्पियोंने देवमन्दिरोंक समान विशाल एवं सुगन्धित भवन बनाये

Transliteration

tatra cakkur anujñātāḥ śaraṇāny uta śilpinaḥ | gandhavanti viśālāni veśmānīva divaukasām ||

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น ด้วยพระบรมราชานุญาต ช่างทั้งหลายได้สร้างที่พักพิงและสิ่งปลูกสร้างต่าง ๆ—กว้างขวางและหอมรื่น ราวกับคฤหาสน์แห่งเทพยดา

Word by Word

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

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: true

• कृत: made/constructed
• कृत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), masculine, nominative, plural

• अनुज्ञाताः: having been permitted/authorized
• अनुज्ञाताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनुज्ञा
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), masculine, nominative, plural

• शरणानि: shelters/dwellings
• शरणानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• उत: also/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत
• Form: true

• शिल्पिनः: craftsmen/artisans
• शिल्पिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिल्पिन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• गन्धवन्ति: fragrant
• गन्धवन्ति: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गन्धवत्
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• विशालानि: vast/large
• विशालानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशाल
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• वेश्मानि: mansions/houses
• वेश्मानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन्
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव
• Form: true

• दिवौकसाम्: of the gods (heaven-dwellers)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवौकस्
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• the king (rājā)
• śilpinaḥ (craftsmen/artisans)
• veśmāni (buildings/mansions)
• divaukasaḥ (gods/heavenly beings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Skilled work flourishes under rightful authorization and orderly rule; when governance is structured, artisans can create refined, beneficial spaces that signify prosperity and cultural excellence.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the described location, the king grants permission, and the artisans build large, fragrant residences and shelters, compared to the splendid dwellings of the gods.