Shloka 3

आचार्य-क्षमा, देśa–kāla-नīti, तथा भेद-दोषः

Teacher-Reconciliation, Timing-Policy, and the Fault of Factionalism

Devanagari script

दैवीं मायां रथे युक्तां विहितां विश्वकर्मणा । काज्चनं सिंहलाड्गूलं ध्वजं वानरलक्षणम्‌

Transliteration

daivīṁ māyāṁ rathe yuktāṁ vihitāṁ viśvakarmaṇā | kāñcanaṁ siṁhalāṅgūlaṁ dhvajaṁ vānaralakṣaṇam ||

Translation

وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا— اُس رتھ پر وِشوکرما کی بنائی ہوئی ایک دیوی مایا جڑی ہوئی تھی؛ اور وہاں سونے کا جھنڈا تھا—شیر کی دُم جیسی صورت والا، بندر کے نشان سے مزین۔

Word by Word

दैवींdivine

मायाम्illusion; magical art

रथेin/on the chariot

युक्ताम्yoked; fitted; attached

विहिताम्arranged; made; provided

विश्वकर्मणाby Viśvakarman (the divine artisan)

काञ्चनम्golden

सिंहलाङ्गूलम्lion-tail (having a lion’s tail / with a lion-tail finial)

ध्वजम्banner; standard

वानरलक्षणम्marked with a monkey emblem

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Viśvakarman

chariot (ratha)

banner/standard (dhvaja)

lion-tail motif (siṁha-lāṅgūla)

monkey emblem (vānara-lakṣaṇa)

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 how divine skill and symbolic insignia support righteous action: sacred craftsmanship and emblems on a warrior’s chariot signify legitimacy, protection, and the moral weight carried into conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes the chariot’s extraordinary fittings: a divine marvel crafted by Viśvakarman and a golden standard characterized by a lion-tailed form and a monkey emblem—details that elevate the scene and mark the chariot as exceptional.