Shloka 7
उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel
Devanagari script
नानागुल्मलताकीर्ण मृगद्धिजनिषेवितम् | सिद्धचारणसंयुक्तं रम्यं पुष्पितकाननम्
Translation
That hermitage was delightful, thick with many kinds of shrubs and creeping vines; beasts of the wild and birds resorted to it. Siddhas and Cāraṇas dwelt there as well, and the forest around it was adorned with lovely blossoms in full bloom.
Word by Word
नानाvarious, many kinds of
नाना:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना
FormAvyaya (indeclinable)
गुल्मshrubs, thickets
गुल्म:
TypeNoun
Rootगुल्म
FormMasculine, nominative plural (as compound-member; in समाहार/collective sense within compound)
लताcreepers, vines
लता:
TypeNoun
Rootलता
FormFeminine, nominative plural (as compound-member; collective within compound)
आकीर्णम्strewn/filled (with)
आकीर्णम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootआ-कीर्ण
FormNeuter, nominative singular; past passive participle (क्त)
मृगdeer, wild animals
मृग:
TypeNoun
Rootमृग
FormMasculine, instrumental plural (as compound-member)
द्विजbirds (lit. twice-born)
द्विज:
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
FormMasculine, instrumental plural (as compound-member)
निषेवितम्frequented, inhabited
निषेवितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-सेवित
FormNeuter, nominative singular; past passive participle (क्त)
सिद्धSiddhas (perfected beings)
सिद्ध:
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्ध
FormMasculine, instrumental plural (as compound-member)
चारणCāraṇas (celestial bards)
चारण:
TypeNoun
Rootचारण
FormMasculine, instrumental plural (as compound-member)
संयुक्तम्associated/attended (by)
संयुक्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-युक्त
FormNeuter, nominative singular; past passive participle (क्त)
रम्यम्delightful, charming
रम्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootरम्य
FormNeuter, nominative singular
पुष्पितflowering, in bloom
पुष्पित:
TypeAdjective
Rootपुष्पित
FormNeuter, nominative singular (as compound-member); past participial adjective
काननम्grove, forest
काननम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकानन
FormNeuter, nominative singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes