Shloka 36

Description of Cyavana’s Austerity and Enjoyment

Devanagari script

विहारस्थानविश्राम संवेश प्रांगणाजिरैः । यथोपजोषं रचितैर्विस्मापनमिवात्मनः

Transliteration

vihārasthānaviśrāma saṃveśa prāṃgaṇājiraiḥ | yathopajoṣaṃ racitairvismāpanamivātmanaḥ

Translation

其中有游乐园林、歇息之所、寝居之室、庭院与广阔空地——随心所欲地布置——仿佛此地专为取悦并惊叹自心而造。

Word by Word

• विहार-स्थान-विश्राम-संवेश-प्राङ्गण-अजिरैः: by (means of) pleasure-grounds, places, resting-areas, sleeping-quarters, courtyards and yards
• विहार-स्थान-विश्राम-संवेश-प्राङ्गण-अजिरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विहार (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक) + विश्राम (प्रातिपदिक) + संवेश (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राङ्गण (प्रातिपदिक) + अजिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; ‘विहारादीनि’ इत्यर्थे समाहारः

• यथा: as / according to
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/उपमानार्थक (as, according to)

• उपजोषम्: as one likes / at will
• उपजोषम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपजोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः (यथा + उपजोषम्); अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण; अर्थः—यथारुचि/यथासुखम्

• रचितैः: by things that were arranged/constructed
• रचितैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/त-प्रत्ययान्त, past passive participle); पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, बहुवचन; करणत्वेन—‘रचितैः (उपायैः/वस्तुभिः)’

• विस्मापनम्: astonishment / a cause of amazement
• विस्मापनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मापन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक संज्ञा

• इव: as if
• इव: Upamana-marker (उपमान-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानार्थक निपात (like, as if)

• आत्मनः: of oneself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative description within the chapter’s dialogue context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रांगणाजिरैः = प्राङ्गण-अजिरैः । यथोपजोषं = यथा + उपजोषम् (अव्ययीभाव) । रचितैर्विस्मापनम् = रचितैः + विस्मापनम् । विस्मापनमिवात्मनः = विस्मापनम् + इव + आत्मनः ।

FAQs

What is being described in this verse?

A well-appointed residence or complex featuring parks, rest areas, lodging/sleeping spaces, courtyards, and open yards, arranged to suit the occupant’s preferences.

What does yathopajoṣam imply here?

It conveys “as desired” or “according to one’s liking,” emphasizing customized arrangement rather than a fixed, ritual prescription.

What is the implied aesthetic or ethical point of the verse?

The verse highlights human delight in orderly, comfortable spaces and the power of thoughtful design to evoke wonder—suggesting that intentional arrangement can shape inner experience.