Shloka 3.11.75

पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः (Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya)

Devanagari script

नीवारान्पनसांस्तालांस्तिमिशान्वञ्चुलान्धवान्।चिरिबिल्वान्मधूकांश्च बिल्वानपि च तिन्दुकान्।।।।

Transliteration

nīvārān panasāṃs tālāṃs timiśān vañculān dhavān | ciribilvān madhūkāṃś ca bilvān api ca tindukān ||

Translation

They passed by wild rice, jackfruit trees, palmyras, timiśa trees, vañcula trees, dhava trees, long-standing bilva trees, madhūka trees, and also bilva and tinduka trees.

Context

They passed by wild rice fields, jackfruit trees, palmyra and various other trees like Ashoka, trees with white flowers, old trees that existed for a long time, mahva trees, bilva trees and tindukas.

Characters & Entities

• Forest flora: nīvāra, panasa, tāla, timiśa, vañcula, dhava, bilva, madhūka, tinduka

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma here is ecological attentiveness and simplicity: the journey is framed through the forest’s life-supporting resources, consistent with a restrained, non-exploitative way of living.

What is the narrative situation?

While traveling onward, the text catalogs the vegetation and landscape they move through.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Endurance and harmony with nature: moving through the wilderness without complaint, attentive to the environment.