Shloka 7

Ākiṃcanya–Tyāga Upadeśa

The Instruction on Non-ownership and Renunciation

Devanagari script

सर्वर्तुकैराम्रवणै: पुष्पितैरुपशोभितम्‌ | नन्दनोद्देशसदृशं यक्षकिन्नरसेवितम्‌

Transliteration

sarvartukair āmravaṇaiḥ puṣpitair upaśobhitam | nandanoddeśasadṛśaṃ yakṣakinnarasevitam ||

Translation

Bhīṣma sprach: Jene Gegend war geschmückt von Mangohainen, die zu jeder Jahreszeit blühten und Früchte trugen. Von Yakshas und Kinnaras umsorgt, erschien sie wonnig — wie ein Teil von Nandana, Indras himmlischem Garten.

Word by Word

• सर्वर्तुकैः: with (trees) bearing in all seasons
• सर्वर्तुकैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-ऋतु
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• आम्रवणैः: by mango-groves
• आम्रवणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम्रवन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• पुष्पितैः: flowering
• पुष्पितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्पित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• उपशोभितम्: adorned/beautified
• उपशोभितम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-शोभ्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• नन्दन: Nandana (Indra's garden)
• नन्दन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• उद्देश: region/tract
• उद्देश: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्देश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सदृशम्: similar to
• सदृशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• यक्ष: Yakshas
• यक्ष: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative/Accusative, Plural (as first member in compound)

• किन्नर: Kinnaras
• किन्नर: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: किन्नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative/Accusative, Plural (as first member in compound)

• सेवितम्: frequented/served
• सेवितम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• mango groves (āmra-vana)
• Yakshas
• Kinnaras
• Nandana (celestial garden of Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the idea of auspicious environments: a realm marked by harmony, abundance, and refined company (Yakshas and Kinnaras) reflects the fruits of dharmic order and well-governed, sanctified space.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma is describing a wondrous, idyllic region—rich with ever-flowering mango groves and inhabited by celestial beings—comparing it to a part of Indra’s Nandana garden to convey its extraordinary beauty.