Shloka 35

Duryodhana Seized by Citraseṇa; Kaurava Petition to Yudhiṣṭhira (दुर्योधनापहारः / चित्रसेनगन्धर्वग्रहणम्)

Devanagari script

पादपानां च या माता करञ्जनिलया हि सा । वरदा सा हि सौम्या च नित्यं भूतानुकम्पिनी,जो वृक्षोंकी माता है, वह करंजवृक्षपर निवास किया करती है। वह वर देनेवाली तथा सौम्य है और सदा समस्त प्राणियोंपर कृपा करती है

Transliteration

pādapānāṃ ca yā mātā karañjanilayā hi sā | varadā sā hi saumyā ca nityaṃ bhūtānukampinī ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: “She who is the mother of trees dwells upon the karañja tree. Gentle by nature and a giver of boons, she is ever compassionate toward all living beings.”

Word by Word

पादपानाम्of trees

चand

याwho

माताmother

करञ्ज-निलयाdwelling in/at the karañja (tree)

हिindeed

साshe

वरदाgranting boons

साshe

हिindeed

सौम्याgentle, gracious

चand

नित्यम्always

भूत-अनुकम्पिनीcompassionate toward beings

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

mother of trees (a benevolent female being/deity)

karañja tree (Pongamia pinnata)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic compassion: true benevolence is shown by protecting and nurturing life universally—extending kindness not only to humans but to all beings and even to the natural world symbolized by ‘the mother of trees.’

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a gentle, boon-giving female presence associated with the karañja tree, identifying her as the ‘mother of trees’ and emphasizing her constant mercy toward all creatures.