Shloka 47
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
पुष्पसंछन्नशाखाग्रं पललवैरुपशोभितम् । अशोकं स्तबकैश्छन्न॑ं रमणीयमपश्यत,घूमते-घूमते उन्होंने एक रमणीय अशोकका वृक्ष देखा, जो पल्लवोंसे सुशोभित और पुष्पके गुच्छोंसे आच्छादित था। उसकी शाखाओंके अग्रभाग फूलोंसे ढके हुए थे
puṣpasaṃchannaśākhāgraṃ pallavair upaśobhitam | aśokaṃ stabakaiś channaṃ ramaṇīyam apaśyata ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: Sa kanilang paglalagalag, nakita nila ang isang kaaya-ayang punong aśoka—ang dulo ng mga sanga’y natatabingan ng mga bulaklak, pinapaganda ng sariwang usbong, at nababalutan ng makakapal na kumpol ng pamumulaklak—larawan ng pagpapala at kapanatagan sa gitna ng kanilang paglalakbay.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily offers narrative imagery rather than direct moral instruction; it uses the auspicious, ‘sorrow-removing’ aśoka tree—lush with blossoms and new shoots—to evoke calm, hope, and favorable omens within the unfolding story.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana describes the travelers as they move about and come upon a beautiful aśoka tree whose branch-tips are covered with flowers and whose foliage is fresh with tender shoots.