Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

उस पर्वतके ऊपर बहुत-सी अत्यन्त दुर्गम गुफाएँ थीं और अनेक दुर्गम्य प्रदेश थे। पाण्डव उन सबको सुखपूर्वक लाँचकर आगे बढ़ गये। पुरोहित धौम्य, द्रौपदी, चारों पाण्डव तथा महर्षि लोमश--ये सब लोग एक साथ चल रहे थे। कोई पीछे नहीं छूटता था ।। ते मृगद्धिजसंघुष्टं नानाद्रुमलतायुतम्‌ | शाखामृगगणैश्वैव सेवितं सुमनोरमम्‌,आगे बढ़ते हुए वे महाभाग पाण्डव पुण्यमय माल्यवान्‌ नामक महान पर्वतपर जा पहुँचे, जो अनेक प्रकारके वृक्षों और लताओंसे सुशोभित तथा अत्यन्त मनोरम था। वहाँ मृगोंके झुंड विचरते और भाँति-भाँतिके पक्षी कलरव कर रहे थे। बहुत-से वानर भी उस पर्वतका सेवन करते थे। उसके शिखरपर कमलमण्डित सरोवर, छोटे-छोटे जलकुण्ड और विशाल वन थे

Transliteration

te mṛgadvija-saṅghuṣṭaṃ nānā-druma-latā-yutam | śākhā-mṛga-gaṇaiś caiva sevitaṃ su-manoramam ||

Translation

ఆ ప్రాంతం మృగాలు, పక్షుల కిలకిలారావాలతో మార్మోగుతూ, నానావిధ వృక్షలతలతో అలంకృతమై, వానరగణాల సంచారంతో అత్యంత మనోహరంగా కనిపించింది.

Word by Word

तेthey (those)

मृगद्विजसंघुष्टम्resounding with deer and birds

नानाद्रुमलतायुतम्endowed with various trees and creepers

शाखामृगगणैःby troops of monkeys (tree-dwellers)

एवindeed/also

सेवितम्frequented/inhabited

सुमनोरमम्very delightful

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Pāṇḍavas

Mālyavān (mountain)

deer

birds

monkeys

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 verse highlights disciplined togetherness and endurance: the Pāṇḍavas proceed through difficult terrain without abandoning companions, embodying steadiness (dhṛti) and mutual responsibility even amid hardship.

What is happening in the narrative?

During their forest exile, the Pāṇḍavas advance to the sacred mountain Mālyavān, described as lush and resonant with wildlife—deer, birds, and monkeys—setting a vivid scene for their continued journey.