Shloka 7

Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala

On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving

Devanagari script

श्यामान्‌ वारणपुष्पांश्व तथाष्टपदिका लता: । तत्र तत्र परिक्लृप्ता ददर्श स महीपति:,राजाने विभिन्न स्थानोंमें निर्मित श्याम तमाल, वारणपुष्प तथा अष्टपदिका लताओंका दर्शन किया

Transliteration

śyāmān vāraṇapuṣpāṁś ca tathāṣṭapadikā latāḥ | tatra tatra pariklṛptā dadarśa sa mahīpatiḥ ||

Translation

بھیشم نے کہا—اس بادشاہ نے جگہ جگہ قرینے سے لگائے ہوئے سیاہ فام تمال کے درخت، وارنہ کے پھول، اور اَشٹپَدِکا قسم کی بیلیں بھی دیکھیں۔

Word by Word

• श्यामान्: dark (ones)
• श्यामान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्याम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वारणपुष्पान्: elephant-flowers (a kind of flower)
• वारणपुष्पान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारणपुष्प
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तथा: also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अष्टपदिकाः: eight-petalled (creepers/lotus-like plants; name of a creeper)
• अष्टपदिकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टपदिका
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• लताः: creepers
• लताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लता
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• तत्र: in various places (there and there)
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• परिक्लृप्ताः: arranged/constructed/placed
• परिक्लृप्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-√कॢप्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• ददर्श: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महीपतिः: king (lord of the earth)
• महीपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• mahīpati (the king)
• tamāla (implied by śyāma as dark-hued trees in the Hindi gloss)
• vāraṇa-flowers
• aṣṭapadikā creepers

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights deliberate arrangement and auspicious order in a royal or sacred setting—suggesting that dharmic life values cultivation, cleanliness, and purposeful preparation rather than disorder.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that the king observes various plants—dark tamāla-like trees, vāraṇa-flowers, and aṣṭapadikā creepers—placed in different spots, indicating a carefully prepared environment.