Shloka 18

दक्षिणदिशि तीर्थवर्णनम्

Southern Tīrthas: Godāvarī to Dvāravatī

Devanagari script

भवानन्यद्‌ वन॑ साधु बद्धन्नं फलवच्छुचि । आखूयातु रमणीयं च सेवितं पुण्यकर्मभि:,“इसलिये आप हमें किसी ऐसे रमणीय वनका पता बतायें जो बहुत अच्छा, पवित्र, प्रचुर अन्न और फलसे सम्पन्न तथा पुण्यात्मा पुरुषोंद्वारा सेवित हो

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | bhavān anyad vanaṃ sādhu baddhānnaṃ phalavac chuci | ākhyātu ramaṇīyaṃ ca sevitaṃ puṇyakarmabhiḥ ||

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata: “Karena itu, tunjukkanlah kepada kami hutan lain—yang sungguh baik dan suci—kaya akan persediaan bahan makanan, berlimpah buah-buahan, indah untuk ditinggali, dan sering didatangi orang-orang yang berbuat kebajikan.”

Word by Word

भवान्you (honored)

अन्यत्another (some other)

वनम्forest

साधुwell, properly; good

बद्धान्नम्having prepared/provided food (lit. ‘bound/arranged food’)

फलवत्fruitful; rich in fruits

शुचिpure, clean

आख्यायातुtell, point out, inform

रमणीयम्delightful, charming

चand

सेवितम्frequented, inhabited, resorted to

पुण्यकर्मभिःby men of meritorious deeds / by the virtuous

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

vana (forest)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

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