Shloka 3

गृहाणि राजमार्गेषु रत्नवन्ति महान्ति च । प्राकम्पन्तेव भारेण स्त्रीणां पूर्णानि भारत,भरतनन्दन! सड़कोंके आस-पास जो रत्नविभूषित विशाल भवन थे, वे स्त्रियोंसे भरे होने के कारण उनके भारी भारसे काँपते हुए-से जान पड़ते थे

gṛhāṇi rājamārgeṣu ratnavanti mahānti ca | prākampanteva bhāreṇa strīṇāṃ pūrṇāni bhārata bharatanandana ||

โอ้ผู้เป็นที่ชื่นใจแห่งวงศ์ภารตะ! ตามถนนหลวงมีคฤหาสน์ใหญ่ประดับรัตนะตั้งเรียงราย ครั้นอัดแน่นด้วยสตรีทั้งหลาย ก็แลดูประหนึ่งสั่นไหวด้วยน้ำหนักแห่งผู้คนที่เบียดเสียดอยู่ภายใน

गृहाणिhouses, dwellings
गृहाणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगृह
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
राजमार्गेषुon the royal roads
राजमार्गेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजमार्ग
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
रत्नवन्तिgem-adorned, possessing jewels
रत्नवन्ति:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootरत्नवत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
महान्तिgreat, huge
महान्ति:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
प्राकम्पन्तthey trembled
प्राकम्पन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootकम्प्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
इवas if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
भारेणby/with (their) weight, load
भारेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभार
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
स्त्रीणाम्of women
स्त्रीणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
पूर्णानिfilled, full
पूर्णानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्ण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
भरतनन्दनO descendant/delighter of Bharata
भरतनन्दन:
TypeNoun
Rootभरतनन्दन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
Bhārata (addressee)
B
Bharatanandana (addressee)
R
rājamārga (royal road)
G
gṛha (mansions/houses)
R
ratna (jewels)
S
striyaḥ (women)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how outward prosperity and grandeur can mask inner instability: even magnificent, jewel-adorned buildings appear to shake when crowded. In ethical terms, it suggests that social and political moments draw collective attention and pressure, revealing the fragility beneath displays of wealth.

The narrator describes a bustling royal roadway scene: large, jewel-decorated mansions near the road are packed with women watching events, and the buildings seem to tremble from the sheer weight and crowding—conveying a tense, crowded urban spectacle around the king’s route.