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Shloka 20

अर्जुनस्य इन्द्रकीलगमनम् तथा शक्रसाक्षात्कारः

Arjuna’s journey to Indrakīla and encounter with Indra

हंसकारण्डवोदगीता: सारसाभिरुतास्तथा । पुंस्कोकिलरुताश्चैव क्रौज्चबर्हिणनादिता:,हंस, कारण्डव तथा सारस आदि पक्षी वहाँ मीठी बोली बोलते थे। तटवर्ती वृक्षोंपर कोयल मनोहर शब्द बोल रही थी। क्रौंचेके कलरव और मयूरोंकी केकाध्वनि भी वहाँ सब ओर गूँजती रहती थी

haṃsakāraṇḍavodgītāḥ sārasābhirutāstathā | puṃskokilarutāścaiva krauñcabārhiṇanāditāḥ ||

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Di sana, angsa dan itik kāraṇḍava bernyanyi manis; burung sarasa juga bersahut-sahutan. Kukuk jantan melagukan nada yang merdu, dan jeritan burung krauñca bersama panggilan bergema burung merak kedengaran di segenap penjuru.” Rangkap ini melukiskan suasana yang tenang dan selaras dengan dharma—keharmonian alam membingkai rimba sebagai tempat rehat dan renungan di tengah getirnya perjalanan epik.

हंसकारण्डवोद्गीताःsung/warbled by swans and karandavas (ducks)
हंसकारण्डवोद्गीताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहंस-कारण्डव-उद्गीत
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
सारसाभिःby cranes (sārasas)
सारसाभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसारस
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
रुताःsounded/cried
रुताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootरुत
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
तथाand likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
पुंस्कोकिलरुताःhaving the calls of male cuckoos
पुंस्कोकिलरुताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपुंस्-कोकिल-रुत
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/also
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
क्रौञ्चबर्हिणनादिताःresounding with the cries of krauñcas and peacocks
क्रौञ्चबर्हिणनादिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रौञ्च-बर्हिन्-नादित
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
H
haṃsa (swans)
K
kāraṇḍava (ducks)
S
sārasa (cranes)
K
kokila (cuckoos)
K
krauñca (birds)
B
barhiṇ (peacocks)

Educational Q&A

The verse does not state a direct moral injunction; its teaching is implicit: harmony in nature and a tranquil environment support steadiness of mind, reflection, and dharmic endurance—especially significant in the forest-exile context of the epic.

The narrator Vaiśampāyana describes a forest scene filled with the calls of swans, ducks, cranes, cuckoos, krauñca-birds, and peacocks, establishing the setting’s serenity and beauty.