Shloka 5
हिमवन्तं समासाद्य महानासीद् वनस्पति: । वर्षपूगाभिसंवृद्ध: शाखी स्कन्धी पलाशवान्,हिमालय पर्वतपर एक बहुत बड़ा वनस्पति था, जो बहुत वर्षोंसे बढ़कर प्रबल हो गया था। वह स्कन्ध, शाखा और पत्तोंसे खूब हरा-भरा था
himavantaṃ samāsādya mahān āsīd vanaspatiḥ | varṣa-pūgābhisaṃvṛddhaḥ śākhī skandhī palāśavān |
ビーシュマは言った。「ヒマヴァトの地に至ると、そこには一株の大樹がそびえ立っていた。幾年もの歳月に養われて力を増し、太い幹を備え、枝を広げ、葉を豊かに茂らせていた。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse sets up a moral illustration using a long-grown, flourishing tree: in Śānti Parva such images commonly introduce reflections on how sustained time, proper conditions, and steady growth lead to strength—paralleling the cultivation of dharma, restraint, and stable conduct.
Bhīṣma begins a descriptive episode: at the Himavat there is a huge, ancient, well-nourished tree with a strong trunk, many branches, and rich foliage—an opening scene likely preparing for an allegory or instruction.