Shloka 102

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

Devanagari script

नातृप्यन्‌ पर्वतेन्द्रस्य दर्शनेन परन्तपा: । उपेतमथ माल्यैश्व फलवद्धिश्न पादपै:

Transliteration

Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca: na tṛpyan parvatendrasya darśanena parantapāḥ | upetam atha mālyaiś ca phalavadbhiś ca pādapaiḥ ||

Translation

శత్రుసంతాపకులైన ఆ వీరులు పర్వతాధిపతి దర్శనమాత్రంతో తృప్తి చెందలేదు. ఆపై వారు మరింత సమీపించారు; అది మాల్యాలతోను, ఫలభారంతో వంగిన వృక్షాలతోను అలంకృతమై ఉంది।

Word by Word

नnot

अतृप्यन्were not satisfied

पर्वत-इन्द्रस्यof the lord of mountains

दर्शनेनby/with the sight (seeing)

परन्तपाःthe scorcher(s) of foes (heroes)

उपेतम्approached, reached; endowed/attended by

अथthen

माल्यैःwith garlands

चand

फलवत्fruit-bearing, full of fruits

दिश्नshowing, pointing out (lit. indicating)

पादपैःwith trees

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

parvatendra (lord of mountains)

mālya (garlands)

phalavat pādapa (fruit-laden trees)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage highlights how mere appearance is not enough to fulfill deep yearning; true satisfaction often requires closer engagement. It also frames nature’s abundance as a setting that elevates the mind from hardship toward wonder and renewed resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

The heroes, still unsated by simply seeing a great mountain from afar, move closer. The mountain is described as beautified with garlands and surrounded by fruit-bearing trees, emphasizing its richness and their continued onward movement.