Shloka 42

Devanagari script

रत्नवेदिकसम्बाधं वैदूर्यममणितोरणम्‌ । हेमजालपरिक्षिप्तं प्रवालवलभीमुखम्‌

Transliteration

ratnavedikāsambādhaṃ vaidūryamaṇitoraṇam | hemajālaparikṣiptaṃ pravālavalahīmukham ||

Translation

وہ رتنوں کی ویدیکاؤں سے گھنا آراستہ تھا، ویدوریہ مَنیوں کے تورنوں سے مزین، سونے کے جال سے گھرا ہوا، اور اس کے سامنے کا حصہ اور چھت کی لکیریں مرجان رنگی چمک سے دمک رہی تھیں۔

Word by Word

• रत्नवेदिकसम्बाधम्: crowded/packed with jeweled platforms
• रत्नवेदिकसम्बाधम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्नवेदिकसम्बाध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वैदूर्यमणितोरणम्: having an archway of vaidūrya-gems (cat's-eye)
• वैदूर्यमणितोरणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैदूर्यमणितोरण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हेमजालपरिक्षिप्तम्: surrounded/encircled with a net of gold
• हेमजालपरिक्षिप्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेमजालपरिक्षिप्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रवालवलभीमुखम्: with a coral (pravalā) portico/terrace-front
• प्रवालवलभीमुखम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रवालवलभीमुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• ratna-vedikā (jeweled platforms)
• vaidūrya-maṇi (vaidūrya gems)
• toraṇa (ornamental gateways)
• hema-jāla (golden lattice/net)
• pravāla (coral)
• valabhī (roof/eaves)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that the transcendent realm is portrayed as perfectly ordered and luminous; such imagery functions as a narrative sign of karmic fruition—ethical life (dharma) culminating in a fitting, elevated destination.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a magnificent celestial structure encountered during the ascent narrative, detailing its jeweled platforms, gem-studded gateways, golden latticework, and coral-like radiance.