Shloka 10
मयस्य प्रतिकृतिः — Maya’s Offer and the Commissioning of the Sabhā
Devanagari script
ततो विचिन्त्य मनसा लोकनाथ: प्रजापति: । चोदयामास त॑ कृष्ण: सभा वै क्रियतामिति
Transliteration
tato vicintya manasā lokanāthaḥ prajāpatiḥ | codayāmāsa taṃ kṛṣṇaḥ sabhā vai kriyatām iti ||
Translation
Rồi sau khi suy xét trong lòng, Đấng Chúa tể thế gian, bậc Tạo hóa, Śrī Kṛṣṇa liền bảo: “Hãy dựng một đại sảnh nghị triều cho vương quyền.”
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
विचिन्त्यhaving reflected/considered
विचिन्त्य:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-चिन्त्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
मनसाwith (his) mind
मनसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
Formneuter, instrumental, singular
लोकनाथःthe lord of the world
लोकनाथः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलोकनाथ
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
प्रजापतिःthe lord of creatures; Prajapati
प्रजापतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
चोदयामासurged, prompted, addressed
चोदयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootचुद्
Formलिट् (perfect), third, singular, parasmaipada, active
कृष्णःKrishna
कृष्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
सभाःassembly-hall
सभाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसभा
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
वैindeed, surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
क्रियताम्let (it) be made
क्रियताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formलोट् (imperative), third, singular, ātmanepada, passive (भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोग), passive imperative: 'let it be made'
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrī KṛṣṇaS
sabhā (royal assembly hall)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
Legitimate power is expressed through ordered institutions: a sabhā symbolizes transparent governance, counsel, and the public face of dharmic rule rather than private indulgence.
Kṛṣṇa, after inward reflection, instructs that an assembly hall be constructed—setting in motion the establishment of a formal royal space for Yudhiṣṭhira’s court and state functions.