Mahabharata · 2.11.3–4
॥
Devanāgarī
अप्रमेयप्रभां दिव्यां मानसीं भरतर्षभ ॥
अनिर्देश्यां प्रभावेन सर्वभूतमनोरमाम् ॥
श्रुत्वा गुणान् अहं तस्याः सभायाः पाण्डुनन्दन ॥
दर्शनेप्सुस् तथा राजन्न् आदित्यम् अहम् अब्रुवम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
aprameyaprabhāṃ divyāṃ mānasīṃ bharatarṣabha ||
anirdeśyāṃ prabhāvena sarvabhūtamanoramām ||
śrutvā guṇān ahaṃ tasyāḥ sabhāyāḥ pāṇḍunandana ||
darśanepsus tathā rājann ādityam aham abruvam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अप्रमेय-प्रभाम् दिव्याम्aprameya-prabhām divyāmwith immeasurable radiance, divine,
मानसीम् भरत-ऋषभmānasīm bharata-ṛṣabha[created] by the power of thought, O bull of the Bharatas,
अनिर्देश्याम् प्रभावेनanirdeśyām prabhāvenaindescribable in its majesty,
सर्व-भूत-मनो-रमाम्sarva-bhūta-mano-ramāmdelighting the minds of all beings;
श्रुत्वा गुणान् अहम् तस्याःśrutvā guṇān aham tasyāḥhaving heard the virtues of that
सभायाः पाण्डु-नन्दनsabhāyāḥ pāṇḍu-nandanahall, O descendant of Pandu,
दर्शन-ईप्सुः तथा राजन्darśana-īpsuḥ tathā rājandesiring to see [it], O king,
आदित्यम् अहम् अब्रुवम्ādityam aham abruvamto Aditya I said:
अप्रमेयप्रभांaprameyaprabhāṃoriginal form "aprameyaprabhāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दिव्यांdivyāṃoriginal form "divyāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मानसींmānasīṃoriginal form "mānasīṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भरतर्षभbharatarṣabhaoriginal form "bharatarṣabha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनिर्देश्यांanirdeśyāṃoriginal form "anirdeśyāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वभूतमनोरमाम्sarvabhūtamanoramāmoriginal form "sarvabhūtamanoramām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अहंahaṃoriginal form "ahaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पाण्डुनन्दनpāṇḍunandanaoriginal form "pāṇḍunandana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दर्शनेप्सुस्darśanepsusoriginal form "darśanepsus", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजन्न्rājannoriginal form "rājann", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"[The hall] of immeasurable radiance, divine, created by the power of thought, indescribable in its majesty, delighting the minds of all beings; having heard of the virtues of that hall, O descendant of Pandu, and desiring to see it, I said to Aditya:"
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Here the Creator's hall is called "created by thought" and "indescribable." It is telling that what is highest cannot be measured or spoken: the hall of Brahma can only be gestured toward. So the text reveals the limit of language before the transcendent; and Narada begs to be shown the way to it.