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Shloka 13

Ākiṃcanya–Tyāga Upadeśa

The Instruction on Non-ownership and Renunciation

शाखाभिरनुरूपाभिरभर्भूयिष्ठं क्षत्रसंनिभम्‌ | तस्य मूलं च संसिक्तं वरचन्दनवारिणा,नरेश्वरर तदनन्तर उन रमणीय प्रदेशोंमेंसे एक ऐसे स्थानपर जो सुवर्णमयी बालुकाराशिसे व्याप्त, समतल, सुखद, विचित्र तथा स्वर्गीय भूमिके समान मनोहर था, गौतमने एक अत्यन्त शोभायमान बरगदका विशाल वृक्ष देखा, जो चारों ओर मण्डलाकार फैला हुआ था। अपनी बहुत-सी सुन्दर शाखाओंके कारण वह वृक्ष एक महान्‌ छत्रके समान जान पड़ता था। उसकी जड़ चन्दनमिश्रित जलसे सींची गयी थी

śākhābhir anurūpābhir abhrabhūyiṣṭhaṃ kṣatrasaṃnibham | tasya mūlaṃ ca saṃsiktaṃ varacandanavāriṇā ||

ด้วยกิ่งก้านอันได้สัดส่วนงดงาม ต้นนั้นแลดูใหญ่ดุจหมู่เมฆ และประหนึ่งเครื่องหมายแห่งอำนาจของกษัตริย์นักรบ (กษัตริยะ) อีกทั้งรากของมันก็ถูกประพรมและหล่อเลี้ยงด้วยน้ำผสมจันทน์หอมอันประเสริฐ

शाखाभिःwith branches
शाखाभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशाखा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
अनुरूपाभिःsuitable, well-matched
अनुरूपाभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुरूप
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
अभर्भूयिष्ठम्very much, exceedingly (in a high degree)
अभर्भूयिष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootभूयिष्ठ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
क्षत्रसंनिभम्resembling a royal parasol (kṣatra)
क्षत्रसंनिभम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षत्र-संनिभ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तस्यof that (tree)
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
मूलम्root
मूलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमूल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
संसिक्तम्sprinkled, watered
संसिक्तम्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-सिच्
Formक्त, Neuter, Nominative, Singular, Passive (past participle)
वरचन्दनवारिणाwith water (mixed) with excellent sandalwood
वरचन्दनवारिणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवर-चन्दन-वारि
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
B
branches (śākhā)
R
root (mūla)
S
sandalwood-water (candana-vāri)

Educational Q&A

The verse uses royal imagery (a parasol-like canopy and sandalwood-scented water) to suggest that true sovereignty and dignity are supported by careful nurturing at the ‘root’—i.e., by disciplined foundations, purity, and right conduct rather than mere outward display.

Bhishma describes a magnificent tree whose harmonious branches spread like a grand royal canopy, while its base is ritually and fragrantly watered with sandalwood-infused water—an evocative detail that marks the setting as refined, auspicious, and symbolically connected with kingship and virtue.