Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

पारावतांस्तथा क्षौद्रान्‌ नीपांश्वापि मनोरमान्‌ । बिल्वान्‌ कपित्थाज्जम्बूंश्व काश्मरीर्बदरीस्तथा

Transliteration

pārāvatāṁs tathā kṣaudrān nīpāṁś cāpi manoramān | bilvān kapitthāj jambūṁś ca kāśmarīr badarīs tathā ||

Translation

वैशम्पायन बोले— वहाँ पारावत और क्षौद्र के वृक्ष थे, और मनोहर नीप के वृक्ष भी; बिल्व, कपित्थ, जम्बू, तथा काश्मरी और बदरी के वृक्ष भी थे।

Word by Word

• pārāvatān: pigeons/doves
• pārāvatān: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārāvata
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• tathā: also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā

• kṣaudrān: honey(-things); honeycombs/sweets
• kṣaudrān: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaudra
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• nīpān: nīpa trees (kadamba-type)
• nīpān: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīpa
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• api: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api

• manoramān: charming/pleasing
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manorama
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• bilvān: bilva trees/bael
• bilvān: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: bilva
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• kapitthāt: from a kapittha tree (wood-apple)
• kapitthāt: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapittha
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• jambūn: jambu trees/rose-apples
• jambūn: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: jambū
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• kāśmarīḥ: kāśmarī trees (Gmelina arborea)
• kāśmarīḥ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāśmarī
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• badarīḥ: jujube trees/berries
• badarīḥ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: badarī
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• tathā: also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• pārāvata tree
• kṣaudra tree
• nīpa (kadamba) tree
• bilva tree
• kapittha tree
• jambū tree
• kāśmarī tree
• badarī tree