Shloka 14
धनंजयस्य आश्वासनम्
Dhanaṃjaya’s Reassurance and the Opening Engagement
दिव्यानां सर्वमाल्यानां गन्ध: पुण्यो5थ सर्वशः । प्रससार वसन्ताग्रे वनानामिव भारत
divyānāṁ sarvamālyānāṁ gandhaḥ puṇyo ’tha sarvaśaḥ | prasasāra vasantāgre vanānām iva bhārata ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Da breitete sich der reine Duft all jener göttlichen Blumengirlanden überall aus—o Bhārata—wie der Wohlgeruch, der die Wälder beim allerersten Anbruch des Frühlings durchdringt. Die Szene trägt eine glückverheißende, erhebende Stimmung, als lägen Gnade und gute Vorzeichen über dem Fortgang der Ereignisse.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Auspiciousness and purity are conveyed through sensory imagery: the spreading fragrance symbolizes a wholesome, elevating influence that pervades the surroundings, implying favorable conditions and a sanctified moment within the narrative.
The narrator describes how the scent of divine garlands diffuses in all directions, compared to the way forests become fragrant at the onset of spring, setting an auspicious tone for the events being recounted.