Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

श्रोत्ररम्यान्‌ सुमधुराज्छब्दान्‌ खगमुखेरितान्‌ । सर्वर्तुफलभाराब्यान्‌ सर्वर्तुकुसुमोज्ज्वलान्‌

Transliteration

śrotraramyān sumadhurāc chabdān khagamukheritān | sarvartuphala-bhārāḍhyān sarvartukusumojjvalān ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「そこには耳に心地よい音があった。鳥たちのくちばしから放たれる、きわめて甘美な調べである。その地は四季を通じて果実がたわわに実り、四季を通じて花々が燦然と輝いていた。」

Word by Word

• श्रोत्ररम्यान्: pleasing to the ear
• श्रोत्ररम्यान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रोत्ररम्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सुमधुरान्: very sweet
• सुमधुरान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमधुर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• शब्दान्: sounds
• शब्दान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• खगमुखेरितान्: uttered from birds' mouths (i.e., produced by birds)
• खगमुखेरितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खगमुखेरित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वर्तुफलभाराढ्यान्: rich with loads of fruits in every season
• सर्वर्तुफलभाराढ्यान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वर्तुफलभाराढ्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वर्तुकुसुमोज्ज्वलान्: bright with blossoms in every season
• सर्वर्तुकुसुमोज्ज्वलान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वर्तुकुसुमोज्ज्वल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• birds (khagāḥ)
• sweet sounds (śabdāḥ)
• fruits (phalāni)
• flowers (kusumāni)
• all seasons (sarva-ṛtu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the harmony and abundance of the forest—sweet birdsong and perennial fruit and flowers—suggesting that even amid exile and hardship, nature can provide solace and a setting conducive to calmness and reflection.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a descriptive passage in the Vana Parva, portraying a forest region as enchanting: birds produce melodious calls, and the landscape appears perpetually fruitful and in bloom across all seasons.