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Shloka 6

Ākiṃcanya–Tyāga Upadeśa

The Instruction on Non-ownership and Renunciation

स पन्थानमथासाद्य समुद्राभिसरं तदा । आससाद वन रम्यं दिव्यं पुष्पितपादपम्‌,उस समय समुद्रकी ओर जानेवाला एक मार्ग उसे मिल गया और उसीको पकड़कर वह दिव्य एवं रमणीय वनमें जा पहुँचा। वहाँके सभी वृक्ष सुन्दर फूलोंसे सुशोभित थे

sa panthānam athāsādya samudrābhisaraṃ tadā | āsasāda vana ramyaṃ divyaṃ puṣpitapādapam ||

അപ്പോൾ അവന് സമുദ്രത്തേക്കു പോകുന്ന ഒരു പാത ലഭിച്ചു. അതു പിന്തുടർന്ന് അവൻ ദിവ്യവും രമണീയവുമായ ഒരു വനത്തിലെത്തി; അവിടെയുള്ള വൃക്ഷങ്ങൾ മനോഹരമായ പുഷ്പങ്ങളാൽ ശോഭിച്ചിരുന്നു.

सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पन्थानम्path, way
पन्थानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपथिन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
आसाद्यhaving reached, having found
आसाद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + सद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having reached/obtained
समुद्राभिसरम्leading toward the sea
समुद्राभिसरम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसमुद्र + अभिसर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तदाat that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
आससादreached, came to
आससाद:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + सद्
Formलिट् (Perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
वनम्forest
वनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
रम्यम्beautiful, delightful
रम्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootरम्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
दिव्यम्divine, celestial
दिव्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पुष्पितपादपम्having flowering trees (lit. flowering-tree[d])
पुष्पितपादपम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपुष्पित + पादप
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
O
ocean (samudra)
P
path (panthā)
D
divine forest (divya vana)
F
flowering trees (puṣpitapādapa)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights a transition from searching to finding a clear direction: when a proper path is obtained, one should follow it steadily. The arrival in a blossoming, divine forest functions as an ethical-symbolic marker of auspicious progress—right movement (toward a goal) leading to a calmer, more sattvic environment.

A traveler (referred to simply as 'he') comes upon a route leading toward the sea, follows it, and reaches a beautiful, divine forest where the trees are in full bloom.