Shloka 13

Nāvyāśrama-nirmāṇa and Ṛśyaśṛṅga’s Distraction (नाव्याश्रमनिर्माणम्—ऋश्यशृङ्गस्य विचलनम्)

Devanagari script

ऋष्यशुड्र उवाच फलानि पक्‍्वानि ददानि ते*हं भल्लातकान्यामलकानि चैव । करूषकाणीड्गुदधन्वनानि पिप्पलानां कामकारं कुरुष्व,ऋष्यशृंगने कहा--ब्रह्मन! मैं तुम्हें पके फल दे रहा हूँ। ये भिलावा, आँवले, करूषक (फालसा), इंगुद (हिंगोट), धन्‍वन (धामिन) और पीपलके फल प्रस्तुत हैं--इन सबका इच्छानुसार उपयोग कीजिये

Transliteration

ṛṣyaśuḍra uvāca: phalāni pakvāni dadāni te ’haṃ bhallātakāny āmalakāni caiva | karūṣakāṇy iṅgudadhanvanāni pippalānāṃ kāmakāraṃ kuruṣva ||

Translation

Ṛṣyaśuḍra disse: “Ó brâmane, ofereço-te frutos maduros — bhallātaka e āmalaka, bem como karūṣaka, iṅguda, dhanvana e os frutos do pippala. Usa-os como quiseres.”

Word by Word

ऋष्यशृङ्गःRishyaśṛṅga (the sage)

उवाचsaid

फलानिfruits

पक्वानिripe

ददामिI give

तेto you

अहम्I

भल्लातकानिbhallātaka fruits (marking-nut)

आमलकानिāmalaka fruits (Indian gooseberries)

चand

एवindeed/also

करूषकाणिkarūṣaka fruits (a berry; often identified with phalsa)

इङ्गुदiṅguda fruits (a wild fruit; often hingot)

धन्वनानिdhanvana fruits (a forest fruit; identification uncertain)

पिप्पलानाम्of pippala (fig) trees / pippala fruits

कामकारम्as you wish / according to desire

कुरुष्वmake/do (use)

Speaker

ऋष्यशुड्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

Ṛ

Ṛṣyaśuḍra

Ṛ

ṛṣyaśṛṅga

brāhmaṇa

bhallātaka (fruit)

āmalaka (fruit)

karūṣaka (fruit)

iṅguda (fruit)

dhanvana (fruit)

pippala (fruit)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed as simple, sincere hospitality: offering what one has—forest fruits—without pride, and allowing the guest freedom of choice. It models generosity and respect toward a Brahmin/guest as an ethical duty in the forest setting.

What is happening in the narrative?

Ṛṣyaśuḍra addresses Ṛṣyaśṛṅga and presents an assortment of ripe wild fruits (bhallātaka, āmalaka, karūṣaka, iṅguda, dhanvana, and pippala), inviting him to partake according to his preference.