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Shloka 48

Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ

King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt

अधस्तात्‌ तस्य छायायां सुखासीनो नराधिप: । मधुगन्धैश्न संयुक्त पुष्पगन्धथमनोहरम्‌

adhastāt tasya chāyāyāṁ sukhāsīno narādhipaḥ | madhugandhaiś ca saṁyuktaṁ puṣpagandhaṁ manoharam ||

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า—ใต้ต้นไม้นั้น ในร่มเงาของมัน พระราชาประทับนั่งอย่างสบาย ที่นั้นอบอวลด้วยกลิ่นหวานแห่งน้ำผึ้งและสุคนธ์ดอกไม้ ชวนให้จิตใจเคลิบเคลิ้มโดยไม่รู้ตัว

अधस्तात्below, underneath
अधस्तात्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधस्
तस्यof that (tree)
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
छायायाम्in the shade
छायायाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootछाया
Formfeminine, locative, singular
सुखासीनःseated comfortably
सुखासीनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुखासीन
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
नराधिपःking (lord of men)
नराधिपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनराधिप
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
मधुगन्धैःwith honey-scent(s), with sweet fragrance
मधुगन्धैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमधुगन्ध
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
संयुक्तःendowed/combined (with)
संयुक्तः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसम् + युज्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
पुष्पगन्धflower-fragrance
पुष्पगन्ध:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्पगन्ध
Formmasculine, nominative/accusative, singular
अथthen/now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
मनःहरम्mind-enchanting, captivating
मनःहरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमनःहर
Formneuter, accusative, singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
N
narādhipa (the king)
T
tree
S
shade
H
honey/fragrance (madhugandha)
F
flowers (puṣpa)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how pleasant surroundings—shade, comfort, and fragrance—can captivate the mind. In an epic context, it subtly reminds that rulers (and all people) must remain mindful: sensory pleasure can soothe and distract, so inner alertness and self-governance are needed even amid beauty.

The narrator describes a king resting beneath a tree. He sits comfortably in its shade, and the tree’s honey-like and floral fragrances create an enchanting atmosphere, setting a calm scene within the unfolding story.