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Shloka 47

Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ

King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt

पुष्पसंछन्नशाखाग्रं पललवैरुपशोभितम्‌ । अशोकं स्तबकैश्छन्न॑ं रमणीयमपश्यत,घूमते-घूमते उन्होंने एक रमणीय अशोकका वृक्ष देखा, जो पल्‍लवोंसे सुशोभित और पुष्पके गुच्छोंसे आच्छादित था। उसकी शाखाओंके अग्रभाग फूलोंसे ढके हुए थे

puṣpasaṃchannaśākhāgraṃ pallavair upaśobhitam | aśokaṃ stabakaiś channaṃ ramaṇīyam apaśyata ||

Vaiśampāyana dit : Comme ils erraient encore, ils virent un aśoka délicieux : les extrémités de ses branches couvertes de fleurs, embelli de jeunes pousses et comme voilé d’épais bouquets de floraison—image de bon augure et de calme au cœur de leur marche.

पुष्पसंछन्नशाखाग्रम्having branch-tips covered with flowers
पुष्पसंछन्नशाखाग्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुष्प-संछन्न-शाखाग्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पल्लवैःwith sprouts/young leaves
पल्लवैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपल्लव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
उपशोभितम्adorned/beautified
उपशोभितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउप-शोभित (शुभ्/शोभ् धातु-निष्पन्न)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अशोकम्an Ashoka tree
अशोकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअशोक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
स्तबकैःwith clusters/bunches (of flowers)
स्तबकैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्तबक
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
छन्नम्covered
छन्नम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootछन्न (छद् धातु-क्त)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
रमणीयम्delightful/beautiful
रमणीयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरमणीय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अपश्यत्saw
अपश्यत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
A
aśoka tree
F
flowers (puṣpa)
S
sprouts/tender shoots (pallava)
C
clusters of flowers (stabaka)
B
branches (śākhā)

Educational Q&A

The verse primarily offers narrative imagery rather than direct moral instruction; it uses the auspicious, ‘sorrow-removing’ aśoka tree—lush with blossoms and new shoots—to evoke calm, hope, and favorable omens within the unfolding story.

The narrator Vaiśampāyana describes the travelers as they move about and come upon a beautiful aśoka tree whose branch-tips are covered with flowers and whose foliage is fresh with tender shoots.