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Shloka 86

Ākiṃcanya–Tyāga Upadeśa

The Instruction on Non-ownership and Renunciation

समन्ततो द्विजश्रेष्ठास्तत्राकूजन्त वै तदा । शाल, ताल, तमाल, काले अगुरुके वन तथा श्रेष्ठ चन्दनके वृक्ष उस वनको सुशोभित करते थे। वहाँके रमणीय और सुगन्धित पर्वतीय समतल प्रदेशोंमें चारों ओर उत्तमोत्तम पक्षी कलरव कर रहे थे

samantato dvijaśreṣṭhās tatrākūjanta vai tadā | śāla-tāla-tamāla-kāle ’guru-ke vane tathā śreṣṭha-candana-vṛkṣā vanaṃ suśobhitaṃ cakruḥ | tatra ramaṇīyeṣu sugandhiṣu parvatīya-samatalapradeśeṣu caturdiśaṃ śreṣṭha-pakṣiṇaḥ kalāravaṃ cakruḥ ||

ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: “ທົ່ວທຸກທິດ ບັນດາທະວິຊະຜູ້ປະເສີດໄດ້ຮ້ອງສຽງກັນໃນເວລານັ້ນ. ປ່ານັ້ນງາມດ້ວຍຕົ້ນຊາລາ, ຕົ້ນຕາລ, ຕົ້ນຕະມາລ, ຕົ້ນອະກຸຣຸສີຄ້ຳ ແລະຕົ້ນຈັນທະນາອັນຍອດ. ໃນທົ່ງພູອັນຮື່ນຮົມ ແລະຫອມກອບນັ້ນ ນົກອັນດີເລີດຮ້ອງຂັບຂານຢູ່ທຸກດ້ານ.”

समन्ततःon all sides, all around
समन्ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्ततः
द्विजश्रेष्ठाःthe best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
द्विजश्रेष्ठाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
आकूजन्तwere calling, were chirping
आकूजन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootकूज्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
वैindeed, surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
तदाthen, at that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
D
dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ (eminent brāhmaṇas)
F
forest (vana)
Ś
śāla trees
T
tāla (palm) trees
T
tamāla trees
A
aguru (agarwood) trees
C
candana (sandalwood) trees
B
birds (pakṣiṇaḥ)
M
mountain plateaus (parvatīya-samatalapradeśa)

Educational Q&A

The verse frames a dharmic setting through auspicious natural imagery: a fragrant, orderly forest and melodious sounds surrounding learned brāhmaṇas. In Śānti Parva, such descriptions often signal a conducive environment for instruction, restraint, and the pursuit of peace-oriented dharma.

Bhīṣma describes a beautiful forested mountain region—rich with śāla, palm, tamāla, agarwood, and sandalwood—where birds sing in all directions and eminent brāhmaṇas are present, creating a vivid, serene backdrop for the ongoing discourse.