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Shloka 11

Ākiṃcanya–Tyāga Upadeśa

The Instruction on Non-ownership and Renunciation

ततो<पश्यत्‌ सुरम्येषु सुवर्णसिकताचिते,नरेश्वरर तदनन्तर उन रमणीय प्रदेशोंमेंसे एक ऐसे स्थानपर जो सुवर्णमयी बालुकाराशिसे व्याप्त, समतल, सुखद, विचित्र तथा स्वर्गीय भूमिके समान मनोहर था, गौतमने एक अत्यन्त शोभायमान बरगदका विशाल वृक्ष देखा, जो चारों ओर मण्डलाकार फैला हुआ था। अपनी बहुत-सी सुन्दर शाखाओंके कारण वह वृक्ष एक महान्‌ छत्रके समान जान पड़ता था। उसकी जड़ चन्दनमिश्रित जलसे सींची गयी थी

tato ’paśyat suramyeṣu suvarṇa-sikatā-citeṣu nara-īśvara

Bhishma dijo: Entonces, en aquellas regiones sumamente deleitosas—esparcidas de arena de oro—el sabio Gautama contempló un inmenso y espléndido árbol de banyán (nyagrodha). Extendía su copa en círculo por todas partes; el terreno, llano y grato, parecía un paraje celestial. Por la multitud de sus hermosas ramas, se asemejaba a un gran parasol real. Sus raíces eran nutridas con agua mezclada con sándalo, acrecentando la calma sagrada y el buen augurio que impregnaban aquel lugar.

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
अपश्यत्saw
अपश्यत्:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3, singular, Parasmaipada
सुरम्येषुin very beautiful (places/regions)
सुरम्येषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसुरम्य
Formneuter, locative, plural
सुवर्णसिकताचितेin (a place) strewn/filled with golden sand
सुवर्णसिकताचिते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसुवर्णसिकताचित
Formneuter, locative, singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
G
Gautama
B
banyan tree (vaṭa/nyagrodha)
G
golden sand
S
sandalwood-mixed water
H
heavenly-like region

Educational Q&A

The passage frames a sacred, orderly landscape—golden sand, a canopy-like banyan, sandalwood-scented water—as an external sign of inner dharmic harmony. Such imagery commonly signals a setting fit for tapas, instruction, or a morally significant encounter, emphasizing purity, auspiciousness, and calm as supports for ethical discernment.

Bhishma narrates that Gautama, moving through delightful regions, comes upon an extraordinary banyan tree spreading like a royal parasol. The place is described as level, pleasant, and heaven-like, with the tree’s roots watered by sandalwood-mixed water—preparing the scene for whatever meeting or teaching follows.