Shloka 12
अन्तर्वन-विद्यारण्योपमा
The Allegory of the Inner Forest of Knowledge
बहुन्यव्यक्तवर्णानि पुष्पाणि च फलानि च । विसृजन्तौ महावृक्षौ तद् वन॑ व्याप्य तिषछत:,वहाँ दो महावृक्ष बहुत-से अव्यक्त रंगवाले पुष्प और फलोंकी रचना करते हुए उस वनको व्याप्त करके स्थित हैं
bahūny avyaktavarṇāni puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca | visṛjantau mahāvṛkṣau tad vanaṃ vyāpya tiṣṭhataḥ ||
Wika ng brāhmaṇa: “Naroon ay may dalawang dambuhalang punongkahoy na nakatindig, lumalaganap at pumupuno sa buong gubat, at walang humpay na nagbubunga ng maraming bulaklak at prutas na ang mga kulay ay malabo at di-maaninag nang malinaw.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses expansive natural imagery—two vast trees pervading a forest and yielding abundant flowers and fruits—to suggest overflowing generativity and pervasive influence; in didactic contexts this often supports reflection on how a single source (or pair of principles) can sustain and shape an entire field of life.
A brāhmaṇa describes a scene within a forest: two enormous trees stand there, spreading across the woodland and continually producing many flowers and fruits of indistinct coloration.