Shloka 2
Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala
On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving
Devanagari script
ततो ददर्श नृपति: प्रासादं सर्वकाउ्चनम् । मणिस्तम्भसहस्राढ्यं गन्धर्वनगरोपमम्
Transliteration
tato dadarśa nṛpatiḥ prāsādaṃ sarva-kāñcanam | maṇi-stambha-sahasrāḍhyaṃ gandharva-nagaropamam ||
Translation
于是国王看见一座华美宫殿，通体以黄金铸成；又有千根宝石镶嵌之柱，光辉灿烂，宛如乾闼婆的天城一般。
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
ददर्शsaw
ददर्श:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3, singular, Parasmaipada
नृपतिःthe king
नृपतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनृपति
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
प्रासादम्palace, mansion
प्रासादम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रासाद
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
सर्वकाञ्चनम्entirely golden, all of gold
सर्वकाञ्चनम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वकाञ्चन
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
मणिस्तम्भसहस्राढ्यम्rich with thousands of jewel-pillars
मणिस्तम्भसहस्राढ्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमणिस्तम्भसहस्राढ्य
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
गन्धर्वनगरोपमम्like the city of the Gandharvas
गन्धर्वनगरोपमम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootगन्धर्वनगरोपम
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
nṛpati (the king)P
prāsāda (palace)M
maṇi-stambha (jewel pillars)G
gandharva-nagara (city of the Gandharvas)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dazzling power of wealth and magnificence; in a dharmic context it implicitly reminds a ruler to maintain self-control and clear judgment when confronted with opulence, treating prosperity as a responsibility rather than an intoxication.
Bhishma narrates that the king arrives at a place and sees an extraordinary golden palace with thousands of gem-pillars, so splendid that it resembles the celestial city of the Gandharvas.