Shloka 6

Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)

Devanagari script

चित्रवर्णमयूरैश्व केकाशतविराजितै: । राजहंससमूहैश्च॒ कृष्ण: परभृतैस्तथा

Transliteration

citravarṇamayūraiś ca kekaśatavirājitaiḥ | rājahaṃsasamūhaiś ca kṛṣṇaiḥ parabhṛtaiḥ tathā ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ସେହି ପର୍ବତପ୍ରଦେଶ ନାନାବର୍ଣ୍ଣ ମୟୂରମାନଙ୍କରେ ଶୋଭିତ ଥିଲା; ସେମାନଙ୍କର ଶତଶତ କୂଜନ ଗୁଞ୍ଜି ଉଠୁଥିଲା। ରାଜହଂସଙ୍କ ଦଳ ଓ କଳା କୋକିଳମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେଠାରେ ଅଲଙ୍କାର ହୋଇଥିଲେ। ଚାରିଦିଗରେ ନାନାପ୍ରକାର ପ୍ରାଣୀଙ୍କ ଶାନ୍ତ, ମଧୁର ଧ୍ୱନି ବ୍ୟାପିଥିଲା ଏବଂ ଅପ୍ସରାମାନେ ସବୁଠାରେ ବିହାର କରୁଥିଲେ—ସେ ଅରଣ୍ୟ ଶାନ୍ତି ଓ ମଙ୍ଗଳମୟ ସୌନ୍ଦର୍ୟରେ ଦୀପ୍ତ ଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• चित्रवर्णमयूरैः: by/with peacocks of variegated colors
• चित्रवर्णमयूरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रवर्णमयूर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• केकाशतविराजितैः: by/with (those) adorned by hundreds of calls (cries)
• केकाशतविराजितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केकाशतविराजित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• राजहंससमूहैः: by/with flocks of royal swans
• राजहंससमूहैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजहंससमूह
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कृष्णैः: by/with black (ones)
• कृष्णैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• परभृतैः: by/with cuckoos
• परभृतैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परभृत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• mountain region (parvata-pradeśa)
• peacocks (mayūra)
• royal swans (rājahaṃsa)
• cuckoos/koels (parabhṛt)
• apsarases (apsaras)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds śānti (tranquility) through a harmonious natural soundscape. In the Shānti Parva’s ethical atmosphere, such imagery supports the ideal that inner and outer order—calm speech, restrained conduct, and a settled mind—are conducive to dharma and reflective understanding.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is describing a serene mountain setting: multicolored peacocks calling, flocks of royal swans, and dark cuckoos filling the region with gentle sounds, while apsarases move about—painting an idyllic, auspicious scene.