Shloka 14

Śiśupāla-nigraha-prastāva: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Conciliation and Bhīṣma’s Defense of Kṛṣṇa

Book 2, Chapter 35

Devanagari script

लोकराजविमानैश्व ब्राह्मणावसथै: सह । कृतैरावसर्थ्दिव्यर्विमानप्रतिमैस्तथा

Transliteration

lokarājavimānaiś ca brāhmaṇāvasathaiḥ saha | kṛtair āvasathair divyair vimānapratimais tathā ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：除却如同统御天下之王者所居的宏丽宫第，又有为婆罗门特设的居所；其间更建起辉煌宅邸，形貌宛若神居，亦如天界的毗摩那宫殿。叙述强调一种公开的富庶与秩序之展示：王权的壮丽唯在同时尊崇并供养学者与神圣之事时方称圆满，映照出伦理理想——权力当与达摩相伴，并扶持守护达摩之人。

Word by Word

• लोक: of the world
• लोक: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• राज: of the king
• राज: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विमानैः: with aerial cars/palaces (vimānas)
• विमानैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ब्राह्मण: of the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मण: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• आवसथैः: with dwellings/abodes
• आवसथैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवसथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• कृतैः: made, constructed
• कृतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आवसथैः: with dwellings/abodes
• आवसथैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवसथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• दिव्यैः: divine, splendid
• दिव्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• विमान: of vimānas
• विमान: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• प्रतिमैः: resembling, comparable to
• प्रतिमैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिमा
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• brāhmaṇas
• vimānas (palace-like structures)
• royal residences

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse implicitly links legitimate royal magnificence with dharmic responsibility: a king’s grandeur is not merely personal luxury but includes honoring and providing for brāhmaṇas and sacred learning, presenting prosperity as ethically grounded in support of those who sustain dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing an impressive built environment—royal palace-like structures and specially provided lodgings for brāhmaṇas—so splendid that they resemble celestial vimānas, emphasizing the extraordinary scale and refinement of the setting.