Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

नित्यपुष्पफलैव॑क्षैर्हिमसंस्पर्शकोमलै: उपेतान्‌ बहुलच्छायैर्मनोनयननन्दनै:

Transliteration

nityapuṣpaphalaivakṣair himasaṃsparśakomālaiḥ upetān bahulacchāyair manonayananandanaiḥ

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。そこに立つ木々は常に花と実をたわわに宿し、雪の触れによりいっそう柔らかさを帯びて、濃く豊かな木陰を広げた。その姿は、見るだけで心と眼を喜ばせた。

Word by Word

• नित्य: ever, constant
• नित्य: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पुष्प: flowers
• पुष्प: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• फल: fruits
• फल: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• वृक्षैः: by/with trees
• वृक्षैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• हिम: by snow/frost
• हिम: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• संस्पर्श: by contact/touch
• संस्पर्श: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्पर्श
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कोमलैः: soft, tender
• कोमलैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोमल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• उपेतान्: endowed with, possessed of
• उपेतान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-इ (उपेत)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बहुल: abundant, dense
• बहुल: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुल
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• छायैः: with shades/shadows
• छायैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाया
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• मनस्: of the mind
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• नयन: of the eyes
• Type: Noun
• Root: नयन
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• नन्दनैः: delighting, gladdening
• नन्दनैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• trees
• flowers
• fruits
• snow
• shade

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic ideal of the forest-as-āśraya (refuge): even in exile and hardship, nature can embody generosity and serenity—offering sustenance and mental clarity without violence or excess.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana is describing a beautiful woodland setting: trees perpetually bearing flowers and fruits, softened by snowy touch, casting thick shade, and pleasing the senses—setting the scene for events in the Vana Parva.