Shloka 103
नलस्य बाहुकत्वेन ऋतुपर्णनगरप्रवेशः
Nala as Bāhuka enters Ṛtuparṇa’s city
अहो बतायमगम: श्रीमानस्मिन् वनान्तरे | आपीडैर्बहुभिभर्भाति श्रीमान् पर्वतराडिव,(उसे देखकर वह मन-ही-मन कहने लगी--) “अहो! इस वनके भीतर यह अशोक बड़ा ही सुन्दर है। यह अनेक प्रकारके फल, फूल आदि अलंकारोंसे अलंकृत सुन्दर गिरिराजकी भाँति सुशोभित हो रहा है”
aho batāyam agamaḥ śrīmān asmin vanāntare | āpīḍair bahubhir bhāti śrīmān parvatarāḍ iva ||
Sinabi ni Bṛhadaśva: “Ah! Sa loob ng gubat na ito, ang punong aśoka ay tunay na maringal. Pinalamutian ng maraming palamuti—mga kumpol ng bulaklak at bunga—kumikinang ito na tila isang dakilang hari sa gitna ng mga bundok.”
बृहृदश्च उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights attentive perception and reverence for natural beauty: the mind, even amid hardship or wandering, can recognize splendor and order in the forest, using poetic comparison to elevate appreciation.
In Bṛhadaśva’s narration, a speaker (as indicated by the Hindi gloss) inwardly marvels at a splendid tree in the forest, describing it as richly adorned with blossoms/fruits and comparing its radiance to a great mountain-king.