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Shloka 19

अध्याय १ — न्यग्रोधवनोपवेशनम् तथा द्रौणिनिश्चयः

Night at the Banyan and Drauṇi’s Resolve

नानामृगगणैर्जुष्टं नानापक्षिगणावृतम्‌ | नानाद्रुमलताच्छन्नं नानाव्यालनिषेवितम्‌,उस स्थानपर थोड़ी देरतक ठहरकर उन सब लोगोंने अपने उत्तम घोड़ोंको पानी पिलाया और सूर्यास्त होते-होते वे उस विशाल वनमें जा पहुँचे, जहाँ अनेक प्रकारके मृग और भाँति-भाँतिके पक्षी निवास करते थे, तरह-तरहके वृक्षों और लताओंने उस वनको व्याप्त कर रखा था और अनेक जातिके सर्प उसका सेवन करते थे

nānāmṛgagaṇair juṣṭaṃ nānāpaksigaṇāvṛtam | nānādrumalatācchannaṃ nānāvyālanisevitam ||

Sanjaya berkata: “Mereka tiba di sebuah rimba luas—yang dikunjungi kawanan pelbagai binatang liar, dipenuhi kelompok burung yang beraneka, diselubungi pohon dan sulur yang bermacam-macam, serta didiami ular daripada banyak jenis.”

नानाvarious, many kinds of
नाना:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना
मृगof deer/animals
मृग:
TypeNoun
Rootमृग
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
गणैःby groups
गणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
जुष्टम्frequented, inhabited
जुष्टम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootजुष्
Formक्त, Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
नानाvarious, many kinds of
नाना:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना
पक्षिof birds
पक्षि:
TypeNoun
Rootपक्षिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
गणof flocks/groups
गण:
TypeNoun
Rootगण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
आवृतम्surrounded, covered
आवृतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootआ-वृ
Formक्त, Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
नानाvarious, many kinds of
नाना:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना
द्रुमof trees
द्रुम:
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुम
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
लताof creepers/vines
लता:
TypeNoun
Rootलता
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
आच्छन्नम्covered, overgrown
आच्छन्नम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootआ-छद्
Formक्त, Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
नानाvarious, many kinds of
नाना:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना
व्यालof serpents/wild creatures
व्याल:
TypeNoun
Rootव्याल
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
निषेवितम्resorted to, inhabited
निषेवितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-सेव्
Formक्त, Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
F
forest (vana)
W
wild animals (mṛga)
B
birds (pakṣi)
T
trees (druma)
C
creepers/vines (latā)
S
serpents/dangerous creatures (vyāla)

Educational Q&A

The verse is primarily descriptive, but it implicitly frames the ethical atmosphere: the move into a perilous, concealment-filled forest foreshadows covert violence. In the Sauptika context, nature’s imagery (serpents, darkness, dense cover) mirrors the moral descent associated with the impending nocturnal slaughter.

Sañjaya describes the party’s arrival at a large forest teeming with animals and birds, thick with trees and creepers, and inhabited by serpents—setting the scene and mood for the events that unfold in the Sauptika Parva.