Shloka 38

Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection

Devanagari script

तत्र चक्कुरनुज्ञाता: शरणान्युत शिल्पिन: । गन्धवन्ति विशालानि वेश्मानीव दिवौकसाम्‌,उस स्थानपर राजाकी आज्ञासे शिल्पियोंने देवमन्दिरोंक समान विशाल एवं सुगन्धित भवन बनाये

Transliteration

tatra cakkur anujñātāḥ śaraṇāny uta śilpinaḥ | gandhavanti viśālāni veśmānīva divaukasām ||

Translation

Tại đó, theo lệnh cho phép của nhà vua, các nghệ nhân dựng nên những nơi trú và các công trình khác—những tòa nhà rộng rãi, hương thơm lan tỏa—tựa như cung điện của chư thiên.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: true

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: true

• कृत: made/constructed
• कृत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), masculine, nominative, plural

• अनुज्ञाताः: having been permitted/authorized
• अनुज्ञाताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनुज्ञा
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), masculine, nominative, plural

• शरणानि: shelters/dwellings
• शरणानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• उत: also/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत
• Form: true

• शिल्पिनः: craftsmen/artisans
• शिल्पिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिल्पिन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• गन्धवन्ति: fragrant
• गन्धवन्ति: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गन्धवत्
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• विशालानि: vast/large
• विशालानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशाल
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• वेश्मानि: mansions/houses
• वेश्मानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन्
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव
• Form: true

• दिवौकसाम्: of the gods (heaven-dwellers)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवौकस्
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• the king (rājā)
• śilpinaḥ (craftsmen/artisans)
• veśmāni (buildings/mansions)
• divaukasaḥ (gods/heavenly beings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Skilled work flourishes under rightful authorization and orderly rule; when governance is structured, artisans can create refined, beneficial spaces that signify prosperity and cultural excellence.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the described location, the king grants permission, and the artisans build large, fragrant residences and shelters, compared to the splendid dwellings of the gods.