Shloka 8

प्रावृट्-शरत्-वर्णनम् — Description of the Monsoon and Autumn; Sarasvatī in the Pāṇḍavas’ Exile

Devanagari script

नित्यपुष्पफलैव॑क्षैर्हिमसंस्पर्शकोमलै: उपेतान्‌ बहुलच्छायैर्मनोनयननन्दनै:

Transliteration

nityapuṣpaphalaivakṣair himasaṃsparśakomālaiḥ upetān bahulacchāyair manonayananandanaiḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: The trees there were ever laden with blossoms and fruits. Softened by the touch of snow, they spread abundant, dense shade, delighting both mind and eyes by their very sight.

Word by Word

• नित्य: ever, constant
• नित्य: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पुष्प: flowers
• पुष्प: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• फल: fruits
• फल: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

• वृक्षैः: by/with trees
• वृक्षैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• हिम: by snow/frost
• हिम: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• संस्पर्श: by contact/touch
• संस्पर्श: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्पर्श
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कोमलैः: soft, tender
• कोमलैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोमल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• उपेतान्: endowed with, possessed of
• उपेतान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-इ (उपेत)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बहुल: abundant, dense
• बहुल: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुल
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• छायैः: with shades/shadows
• छायैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाया
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• मनस्: of the mind
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• नयन: of the eyes
• Type: Noun
• Root: नयन
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• नन्दनैः: delighting, gladdening
• नन्दनैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• trees
• flowers
• fruits
• snow
• shade

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic ideal of the forest-as-āśraya (refuge): even in exile and hardship, nature can embody generosity and serenity—offering sustenance and mental clarity without violence or excess.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana is describing a beautiful woodland setting: trees perpetually bearing flowers and fruits, softened by snowy touch, casting thick shade, and pleasing the senses—setting the scene for events in the Vana Parva.