Sabha Parva Adhyaya 10 Shloka 15 - Mahabharata | Urdu | Vedapath

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Shloka 15

Vaiśravaṇa-sabhā-varṇanam

Description of Kubera’s Assembly Hall

Devanagari script

मणिभद्रो5थ धनद: श्वेतभद्रश्न गुह्दक: । कशेरको गण्डकण्डू: प्रद्योतश्न महाबल:

Transliteration

maṇibhadro ’tha dhanadaḥ śvetabhadraś ca guhyakaḥ | kaśerako gaṇḍakaṇḍūḥ pradyotaś ca mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

نارد نے کہا: منی بھدر اور دھنَد (کوبیر)، شویت بھدر اور گُہیک، کشیرک، گنڈکنڈو اور نہایت زورآور پردیوت—یہ اور بہت سے دیگر یکش بڑے بڑے جتھوں سمیت اُس دیویہ سبھا میں جمع ہو کر کوبیر کی خدمت میں حاضر رہتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

मणिभद्रःMaṇibhadra (a Yakṣa)

अथand then / also

धनदःDhanada (Kubera, giver of wealth)

श्वेतभद्रःŚvetabhadra (a Yakṣa/Gandharva name)

गुह्यकःGuhyaka (a class/name of Yakṣa attendant)

कशेरकःKaśeraka (proper name)

गण्डकण्डूःGaṇḍakaṇḍū (proper name)

प्रद्योतःPradyota (proper name)

महाबलःmighty / of great strength

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Narada

Maṇibhadra

Dhanada (Kubera)

Śvetabhadra

Guhyaka

Kaśeraka

Gaṇḍakaṇḍū

Pradyota

Kubera’s assembly hall (sabhā)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that even powerful beings are defined by their rightful roles and disciplined service within a cosmic and royal order; authority is shown through orderly attendance and duty rather than unchecked might.

What is happening in the narrative?

Narada is describing Kubera’s magnificent court/assembly, listing notable Yakṣa attendants who gather in great numbers to serve Kubera in his sabhā.