Shloka 10
अन्तर्वन-विद्यारण्योपमा
The Allegory of the Inner Forest of Knowledge
सुरभीणि द्विवर्णानि पुष्पाणि च फलानि च । सृजन्तः पादपास्तत्र व्याप्य तिष्ठन्ति तद् वनम्,तीसरे वृक्ष वहाँ सुगन्धयुक्त दो रंगवाले पुष्प और फल प्रदान करते हुए उस वनको व्याप्त करके स्थित हैं
surabhīṇi dvivarṇāni puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca | sṛjantaḥ pādapās tatra vyāpya tiṣṭhanti tad vanam ||
ဗြာဟ္မဏက ပြောသည်– «ထိုနေရာ၌ သစ်ပင်တို့သည် တောတစ်လျှောက် ပျံ့နှံ့ရပ်တည်ကာ အရပ်လေးမျက်နှာလုံးကို ပြည့်စုံစေပြီး၊ အနံ့သင်းသော အရောင်နှစ်မျိုးရှိသည့် ပန်းများနှင့် အသီးတို့ကို အစဉ်မပြတ် ပေါက်ဖွားစေ၏»။
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an auspicious, life-sustaining natural order: a forest filled with fragrant, beautiful, fruit-bearing trees. In Mahābhārata’s ethical atmosphere, such imagery often signals harmony, prosperity, and the supportive environment that accompanies righteous conduct and благоприятные conditions.
A brāhmaṇa narrator describes a particular forest scene: trees stand spread throughout the woodland and continuously yield fragrant, two-coloured flowers and fruits, emphasizing the richness and pervasiveness of the vegetation.