Shloka 9

वंशानुकीर्तनम् — Genealogical Recitation from Dakṣa to Yayāti and the Establishment of the Paurava Line

Devanagari script

मनोरमं महेष्वासो विवेश वनमुत्तमम्‌ । मारुताकलितास्तत्र द्रुमा: कुसुमशाखिन:

Transliteration

manoramaṁ maheṣvāso viveśa vanam uttamam | mārutākalitās tatra drumāḥ kusumaśākhinaḥ ||

Translation

మహాధనుర్ధరుడు ఆ అత్యుత్తమమైన, మనోహరమైన వనంలో ప్రవేశించాడు. అక్కడ గాలికి కదిలి పుష్పభరిత శాఖలున్న వృక్షాలు ఊగుతున్నాయి.

Word by Word

मनोरमम्delightful, charming

महेष्वासःthe great archer

विवेशentered

वनम्forest

उत्तमम्excellent, best

मारुतby the wind

आकलिताःmoved/shaken, agitated

तत्रthere

द्रुमाःtrees

कुसुमशाखिनःhaving flowered branches

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

maheṣvāsaḥ (the great archer)

vana (forest)

māruta (wind)

drumāḥ (trees)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

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 how the epic frames human action within the larger moral and emotional landscape of nature: even heroic journeys and impending duties unfold amid beauty and calm, reminding the listener that dharma is pursued in a world that is both serene and transient.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a great archer entering an excellent forest. The scene is painted with sensory detail—wind-stirred trees heavy with blossoms—setting the atmosphere for the events that follow.