Shloka 44
Kubera’s Fivefold Nīti and Protection of the Pāṇḍavas (वैश्रवणोपदेशः)
पश्यन्त: पादपांश्वापि फलभारावनामितान् | आग्रानाम्रातकान् भव्यान् नारिकेलान् सतिन्दुकान्
paśyantaḥ pādapāṃś cāpi phalabhārāvanāmitān | āgrān āmrātakān bhavyān nārikelān satindukān
Vaiśampāyana said: “As they went on, they saw even the trees bent low beneath the weight of their fruit—fine āmrātaka trees in the forefront, and coconut palms along with tinduka trees.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the forest’s natural abundance—trees heavy with fruit—suggesting that even in exile or hardship, sustenance and support can arise from the environment when one lives simply and attentively.
The narrator describes what the travelers observe on their way: fruit-laden trees bowed down by their produce, specifically mentioning prominent āmrātaka trees, coconut palms, and tinduka trees as part of the forest landscape.