Shloka 12

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 ||

برہمن نے کہا—وہاں دو عظیم درخت اس جنگل کو بھر کر کھڑے ہیں؛ وہ مسلسل بہت سے ایسے پھول اور پھل پیدا کرتے رہتے ہیں جن کے رنگ غیر واضح ہیں۔

बहूनिmany
बहूनि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
अव्यक्तवर्णानिof indistinct/unclear colors
अव्यक्तवर्णानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यक्तवर्ण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
पुष्पाणिflowers
पुष्पाणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्प
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
फलानिfruits
फलानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
विसृजन्तौproducing, emitting
विसृजन्तौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootविसृज्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Dual
महावृक्षौtwo great trees
महावृक्षौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहावृक्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वनम्forest
वनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
व्याप्यhaving pervaded, filling
व्याप्य:
TypeVerb
Rootव्याप्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
तिष्ठतःthey stand, remain
तिष्ठतः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormLat (present), Parasmaipada, Third, Dual

ब्राह्मण उवाच

ब्राह्मण (speaker)
महावृक्षौ (two great trees)
वन (forest)
पुष्प (flowers)
फल (fruits)

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.