Shloka 396

Devanagari script

वृक्षाश्नौषधयश्चैव व्याश्रयन्त किरीटिनम्‌ | पर्वत, समुद्र, सजल नदियाँ, वृक्ष तथा ओषधियाँ--इन सबने अर्जुनके पक्षका आश्रय ले रखा था

Transliteration

vṛkṣāśnauṣadhayaś caiva vyāśrayanta kirīṭinam |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Even the trees, the edible plants, and the medicinal herbs took refuge with Kirīṭin (Arjuna). In the epic’s moral vision, nature itself is shown as siding with the righteous, implying that Arjuna’s cause is upheld not only by human allies but by the order of the world.

Word by Word

• वृक्षाः: trees
• वृक्षाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• औषधयः: herbs/medicinal plants
• औषधयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: औषधि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• व्याश्रयन्त: took refuge in / resorted to
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• किरीटिनम्: the diadem-wearer (Arjuna)
• किरीटिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरीटिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Kirīṭin)
• trees (vṛkṣāḥ)
• edible plants (āśna)
• medicinal herbs (auṣadhayaḥ)