Shloka 79

Kubera’s Fivefold Nīti and Protection of the Pāṇḍavas (वैश्रवणोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

भान्त्येते पुष्पविकचा: पुंस्कोकिलकुलाकुला: । नात्र कण्टकिन: केचिन्न च विद्यन्त्यपुष्पिता:,'ये सभी वृक्ष फूलोंसे लदे हैं। कोकिल-कुलसे अलंकृत हैं। इस वनमें कोई भी वृक्ष ऐसे नहीं हैं, जिनमें काँटे हों और जो खिले न हों

Transliteration

bhānty ete puṣpavikacāḥ puṃskokilakulākulāḥ | nātra kaṇṭakinaḥ kecin na ca vidyanty apuṣpitāḥ ||

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: «Здесь деревья сияют: их цветы раскрылись во всей полноте, и они полны стай самцов кукушек. В этом лесу нет ни колючих деревьев, и не найдёшь ни одного, что оставалось бы без цветов».

Word by Word

भान्तिshine/appear splendid

एतेthese

पुष्प-विकचाःwith flowers fully opened/blooming

पुंस्कोकिल-कुल-आकुलाःcrowded with flocks of male cuckoos

नnot

अत्रhere/in this (forest)

कण्टकिनःthorny (trees)

केचित्any/some (at all)

नnor/not

चand

विद्यन्तिare found/exist

अपुष्पिताःunflowered/not in bloom

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

trees

flowers

male cuckoos

forest

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 presents an idealized natural setting marked by gentleness and abundance—no thorns and no unblossomed trees—suggesting an ethical atmosphere of non-harm and auspiciousness, often used in the epic to signal a place fit for rest, reflection, or sacred encounter.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing a forest landscape: trees are in full bloom, resonant with cuckoos, and notably free from harsh features like thorns or barrenness, emphasizing the forest’s welcoming and благоприятный character.