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Shloka 27

कपोती-विलापः स्वर्गसंयोगश्च

The Dove’s Lament and Celestial Reunion

सो<5पश्यत्‌ तरुखण्डेषु मेघनीलवनस्पतिम्‌

so 'paśyat tarukhaṇḍeṣu megha-nīla-vanaspatim |

Wika ni Bhishma: “Pagkaraan, nakita niya sa gitna ng pangkat ng mga puno ang isang dambuhalang punong bughaw-itim na tila ulap ng ulan, at siksik ang pagkalat ng mga sanga. Maraming ibon ang sumilong dito, nanahan para sa lilim at sa mga bunga—na wari’y nilikha ng Maylalang ang marangal at makapangyarihang punong iyon para lamang sa kapakanan ng iba.”

सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपश्यत्saw
अपश्यत्:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तरुखण्डेषुamong/in the clumps of trees
तरुखण्डेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतरुखण्ड
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
मेघनीलवनस्पतिम्a tree (lord of plants) dark-blue like a cloud
मेघनीलवनस्पतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमेघनीलवनस्पति
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
A
a great cloud-dark tree (vanaspati)
B
birds (vihangāḥ)
T
the Creator (Vidhātṛ)

Educational Q&A

The verse presents an ethical ideal through a natural image: the truly noble exist for others’ welfare—like a great tree that offers shade and fruit without discrimination. It commends selfless giving (paropakāra) as a mark of saintliness and dharma.

In Bhīṣma’s discourse, a figure observes a dense, cloud-colored great tree in a grove. Birds gather there seeking shade, residence, and fruit. The scene is framed as if the Creator made the tree specifically to benefit others, setting up a moral analogy.