Shloka 886

Kubera’s Fivefold Nīti and Protection of the Pāṇḍavas (वैश्रवणोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

सारसा: प्रतिदृश्यन्ते शैलप्रस्रवणेष्वपि । उधर हरी और लाल घासोंके समीप पर्वतीय झरनोंके पास सारस दिखायी देते हैं

Transliteration

sārasāḥ pratidṛśyante śaila-prasravaṇeṣv api |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Even by the mountain springs, sāras (cranes) are seen.”

Word by Word

• सारसाः: Sarus cranes
• सारसाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रतिदृश्यन्ते: are seen / appear
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada, Passive/Impersonal (lakṣaṇa: -yante)

• शैलप्रस्रवणेषु: in mountain-springs / rocky cascades
• शैलप्रस्रवणेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैलप्रस्रवण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• sārasāḥ (cranes)
• śaila-prasravaṇa (mountain springs/streams)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse primarily offers a descriptive pause: attentive observation of the natural world in the forest. In the broader Vana Parva context, such details underscore endurance and mindfulness during exile—recognizing signs of life and order even amid hardship.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing the forest terrain: near mountain springs and streams, cranes are visible. It functions as scenic narration, situating the listener in the wilderness environment.