Shanti Parva Adhyaya 171 Shloka 18 - Mahabharata | Arabic | Vedapath

Vyasa

←Previous VerseNext Verse→

Shloka 18

निर्वेदोपदेशः (Nirveda-Upadeśa) — Maṅki’s Dispassion and the Limits of Wealth-Seeking

Devanagari script

चन्दनागुरुमुख्यानि त्वक्पत्राणां वनानि च । तस्मिन्‌ पथि महाराज सेवमानो द्रुतं ययौ

Transliteration

candana-aguru-mukhyāni tvak-patrāṇāṁ vanāni ca | tasmin pathi mahārāja sevamāno drutaṁ yayau |

Translation

قال بهيشما: «أيها الملك العظيم، على ذلك الطريق كانت هناك بساتين من أشجار ورق الغار، يتقدّمها خشب الصندل والأغارو (العود). وكان يستريح فيها وهو يمضي، ثم يتابع سيره سريعًا إلى الأمام».

Word by Word

चन्दनsandalwood

अगुरुaloeswood (aguru)

मुख्यानिchief, predominant

चन्दनागुरुमुख्यानिhaving sandalwood and aguru as the chief (trees)

त्वक्bark; (here) cinnamon

पत्राणाम्of leaves; (here) of tejapatra (bay leaves)

त्वक्पत्राणाम्of cinnamon and bay-leaves (tejapatra)

वनानिforests, groves

चand

तस्मिन्in that

पथिon the path

महाराजO great king

सेवमानःenjoying/resorting to

द्रुतम्quickly

ययौwent

राजन्O king

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Mahārāja (the king addressed, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira)

candana (sandalwood)

aguru (agarwood)

tvakpatra-vanāni (groves of aromatic leaf/bark trees; bay-leaf/tejapatra forests)

patha (the road/path)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses serene forest imagery to underscore disciplined progress: one may take lawful rest and refreshment on the way, yet continue one’s duty-bound journey without slackening—moving forward with steadiness and purpose.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma describes a traveler proceeding along a route lined with fragrant groves dominated by sandalwood and agaru; he pauses there for respite as he travels, and then continues onward swiftly.