Shloka 3

Adhyāya 125: Raṅga-pradarśana — Arjuna’s Entry and Astric Demonstration (रङ्गप्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

पलाशैस्तिलकैश्षूतैश्वम्पकैः पारिभद्रकै: । अन्यैश्न बहुभिव॑क्षे: फलपुष्पसमृद्धिभि:

Transliteration

palāśais tilakaiḥ śūtaiś campakaiḥ pāribhadrakaiḥ | anyaiś ca bahubhir vṛkṣaiḥ phala-puṣpa-samṛddhibhiḥ ||

Translation

ในป่านั้นมีต้นปาลาศ ต้นติลก ต้นมะม่วง ต้นจำปา ต้นปาริภัทรกะ และไม้อื่น ๆ อีกมากมาย อุดมด้วยผลและดอกไม้ เพิ่มพูนความงามให้พงไพร

Word by Word

• पलाशैः: with palāśa trees
• पलाशैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पलाश
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तिलकैः: with tilaka trees
• तिलकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिलक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शूतैः: with śūta trees (reading uncertain)
• शूतैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आम्रकैः: with mango trees
• आम्रकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम्रक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• चम्पकैः: with campaka trees
• चम्पकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चम्पक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पारिभद्रकैः: with pārijāta/pāribhadraka trees
• पारिभद्रकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारिभद्रक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अन्यैः: with other (trees)
• अन्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• बहुभिः: with many
• बहुभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• वृक्षैः: with trees
• वृक्षैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• फलपुष्पसमृद्धिभिः: with abundance of fruits and flowers
• फलपुष्पसमृद्धिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: फलपुष्पसमृद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍu
• forest/grove (vana)
• palāśa tree
• tilaka tree
• mango tree (āmra)
• campaka tree
• pāribhadraka tree
• ponds/lakes (jalāśaya)
• lotuses (kamala)
• desire (kāma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how sensory beauty can inflame desire, introducing an ethical challenge: a ruler must govern impulses with restraint (dama) and discernment (viveka), since unchecked kāma can lead to harmful consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a luxuriant forest filled with flowering and fruit-bearing trees, ponds, and lotuses. The scene’s beauty excites King Pāṇḍu’s desire, preparing the narrative for the ensuing events driven by that arousal.