Shloka 80

Kubera’s Fivefold Nīti and Protection of the Pāṇḍavas (वैश्रवणोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

स्निग्धपत्रफला वृक्षा गन्धमादनसानुषु । भ्रमरारावमधुरा नलिनी: फुल्लपड़कजा:,गन्धमादनके शिखरोंपर जितने वृक्ष हैं, उन सबके पत्र और फल चिकने हैं। सभी भ्रमरोंके मधुर गुंजारवसे मनोहर जान पड़ते हैं। यहाँके सरोवरोंमें कमल खिले हुए हैं

Transliteration

snigdhapatraphalā vṛkṣā gandhamādanasānuṣu | bhramarārāvamadhurā nalinyaḥ phullapaṅkajāḥ ||

Translation

قال فايشَمبايانا: «على منحدرات غندهَمادانا تقوم أشجارٌ أوراقُها وثمارُها ناعمةٌ لامعة. ويبدو المكان بهيجًا بعسَلِ طنينِ النحل، وتزدان بحيراته بزنابق اللوتس المتفتّحة تمامًا».

Word by Word

स्निग्धपत्रफलाःhaving smooth leaves and fruits

वृक्षाःtrees

गन्धमादनसानुषुon the slopes/ridges of Gandhamādana

भ्रमरारावमधुराःsweet with the humming of bees

नलिन्यःlotus-ponds

फुल्लपङ्कजाःwith blooming lotuses

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Gandhamādana (mountain)

trees

bees (bhramara)

lotus-ponds/lakes (nalinī)

lotuses (paṅkaja)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how the epic uses serene, abundant nature—smooth-fruited trees, sweet bee-hum, lotus-filled lakes—to signal auspiciousness and inner calm. Such descriptions ethically frame the journey as one aligned with harmony and restraint, contrasting with later conflict and hardship.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates a scenic portrayal of Gandhamādana’s slopes: flourishing trees, pleasant buzzing bees, and lakes filled with blooming lotuses. It functions as a setting passage, emphasizing the beauty and sanctity of the region the characters are traversing or beholding.