Mahabharata · 2.9.5–6
॥
Devanāgarī
सा सभा सुखसंस्पर्शा न शीता न च घर्मदा ॥
वेश्मासनवती रम्या सिता वरुणपालिता ॥
यस्याम् आस्ते स वरुणो वारुण्या सह भारत ॥
दिव्यरत्नाम्बरधरो भूषणैर् उपशोभितः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sā sabhā sukhasaṃsparśā na śītā na ca gharmadā ||
veśmāsanavatī ramyā sitā varuṇapālitā ||
yasyām āste sa varuṇo vāruṇyā saha bhārata ||
divyaratnāmbaradharo bhūṣaṇair upaśobhitaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सा सभा सुख-संस्पर्शाsā sabhā sukha-saṃsparśāthat hall, pleasant to the touch,
न शीता न च घर्म-दाna śītā na ca gharma-dāneither cold nor giving heat,
वेश्म-आसन-वती रम्याveśma-āsana-vatī ramyāwith chambers and seats, delightful,
सिता वरुण-पालिताsitā varuṇa-pālitāwhite, guarded by Varuna;
यस्याम् आस्ते सः वरुणःyasyām āste saḥ varuṇaḥin which sits that Varuna
वारुण्या सह भारतvāruṇyā saha bhāratatogether with Varuni, O Bharata,
दिव्य-रत्न-अम्बर-धरःdivya-ratna-ambara-dharaḥclad in divine gem-set garments,
भूषणैः उपशोभितःbhūṣaṇaiḥ upaśobhitaḥadorned with ornaments;
सुखसंस्पर्शाsukhasaṃsparśāoriginal form "sukhasaṃsparśā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
घर्मदाgharmadāoriginal form "gharmadā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वेश्मासनवतीveśmāsanavatīoriginal form "veśmāsanavatī", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वरुणपालिताvaruṇapālitāoriginal form "varuṇapālitā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वरुणोvaruṇooriginal form "varuṇo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दिव्यरत्नाम्बरधरोdivyaratnāmbaradharooriginal form "divyaratnāmbaradharo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भूषणैर्bhūṣaṇairoriginal form "bhūṣaṇair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"That hall, pleasant to the touch, neither cold nor hot, with chambers and seats, delightful, white, guarded by Varuna; in it sits Varuna together with Varuni, O Bharata, clad in divine gem-set garments, adorned with ornaments."
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Here the lord of the waters sits with his consort amid tranquil peace. It is significant that even the stern guardian of bonds shows himself in splendor and peace: the strictness of law does not cancel beauty and harmony. Thus scripture reveals a majesty joined with peace; and next come the multitudes who honor him.