Shloka 8

प्रावृट्-शरत्-वर्णनम् — Description of the Monsoon and Autumn; Sarasvatī in the Pāṇḍavas’ Exile

Devanagari script

नित्यपुष्पफलैव॑क्षैर्हिमसंस्पर्शकोमलै: उपेतान्‌ बहुलच्छायैर्मनोनयननन्दनै:,वहाँके वृक्ष सदा फ़ूल और फल देते थे। हिमके स्पर्शसे उनमें कोमलता आ गयी थी। उनकी छाया बहुत घनी थी और वे दर्शनमात्रसे मन एवं नेत्रोंकी आनन्द प्रदान करते थे

Transliteration

nityapuṣpaphalaivakṣair himasaṃsparśakomālaiḥ upetān bahulacchāyair manonayananandanaiḥ

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: The trees there were ever laden with blossoms and fruits. Softened by the touch of snow, they spread abundant, dense shade, delighting both mind and eyes by their very sight—an image of a place where nature itself offers effortless nourishment and calm.

Word by Word

नित्यever, constant

पुष्पflowers

फलfruits

एवindeed, just

वृक्षैःby/with trees

हिमby snow/frost

संस्पर्शby contact/touch

कोमलैःsoft, tender

उपेतान्endowed with, possessed of

बहुलabundant, dense

छायैःwith shades/shadows

मनस्of the mind

नयनof the eyes

नन्दनैःdelighting, gladdening

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

trees

flowers

fruits

snow

shade

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes