Shloka 9

Devanagari script

आवूृतानि वरस्त्रीभिर्गुहाणि सुमहान्त्यपि । प्रचलन्तीव भारेण दृश्यन्ते सम महीतले,(भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णको देखनेके लिये एकत्रित हुई) सुन्दरी स्त्रियोंसे भरे हुए बड़े-बड़े महल भी उनके भारसे इस भूतलपर विचलित होते-से दिखायी देते थे

Transliteration

āvṛtāni varastrībhiḥ guhāṇi sumahānty api | pracalantīva bhāreṇa dṛśyante sama mahītale ||

Translation

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า—แม้คฤหาสน์ใหญ่โตทั้งหลายซึ่งแน่นขนัดด้วยสตรีงามผู้มาชุมนุมเพื่อทอดพระเนตรภควาน ศรีกฤษณะ ก็ปรากฏบนพื้นราบประหนึ่งกำลังเอนส่ายด้วยแรงหนักแห่งฝูงชน

Word by Word

आवृतानिcovered, filled, surrounded

वरस्त्रीभिःby excellent women

गृहाणिhouses, mansions

सुमहान्तिvery great, very large

अपिeven, also

प्रचलन्तिmove, shake, tremble

इवas if, like

भारेणby (their) weight/burden

दृश्यन्तेare seen, appear

समेon the level/even

महीतलेon the surface of the earth/ground

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa

varastriyaḥ (beautiful women)

guhāṇi (mansions/palaces)

mahītala (earth/ground)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the magnetic, auspicious presence of Śrī Kṛṣṇa: people—here, especially noble women—are drawn to behold him, suggesting reverence and devotion expressed through collective public gathering.

What is happening in the narrative?

As Kṛṣṇa is to be seen, crowds assemble in such numbers that even large residences appear to tremble under the weight of those packed inside, conveying the scale of the gathering and the excitement of the moment.