Shloka 21

मयस्य प्रतिकृतिः — Maya’s Offer and the Commissioning of the Sabhā

Devanagari script

सर्वर्तुगुणसम्पन्नां दिव्यरूपां मनोरमाम्‌ | दशकिष्कुसहस्रां तां मापयामास सर्वत:

Transliteration

sarvartuguṇasampannāṃ divyarūpāṃ manoramām | daśakiṣkusahasrāṃ tāṃ māpayāmāsa sarvataḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Rồi Maya cho đo đạc khu đất ấy bốn phía—một nơi mỹ lệ, mang vẻ đẹp thần diệu, hội đủ tinh hoa của mọi mùa—rộng đến mười nghìn kiṣku, để chuẩn bị dựng đại sảnh hội nghị của vương triều.

Word by Word

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• ऋतु: of seasons
• ऋतु: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋतु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• गुण: with qualities
• गुण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सम्पन्नाम्: endowed/possessed
• सम्पन्नाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पन्न
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दिव्य: divine
• दिव्य: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• रूपाम्: in form/appearance
• रूपाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मनोरमाम्: charming/beautiful
• मनोरमाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दश: ten
• दश: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• किष्कु: of cubits (kisku)
• किष्कु: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: किष्कु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सहस्राम्: a thousand (measure)
• सहस्राम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• ताम्: that (it/her)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मापयामास: caused to be measured / had measured
• मापयामास: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मा (माने/मापन)
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, Indicative

• सर्वतः: on all sides / everywhere
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Maya (architect)
• sabhā (assembly hall)
• kiṣku (unit of measure)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Major undertakings should be grounded in auspicious discipline and ethical conduct—careful preparation, proper procedure, and generosity—so that power and splendor are aligned with responsibility rather than mere display.

What is happening in the narrative?

Maya, the master builder, has the land for the sabhā (assembly hall) measured on all sides, marking out an immense and beautiful site described as possessing the charm of all seasons.