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Shloka 15

Ākiṃcanya–Tyāga Upadeśa

The Instruction on Non-ownership and Renunciation

मेध्यं सुरगृहप्रख्यं पुष्पितै: पादपैर्वृतम्‌ । तमासाद्य मुदा युक्तस्तस्याधस्तादुपाविशत्‌

medhyaṁ suragṛha-prakhyaṁ puṣpitaiḥ pādapair vṛtam | tam āsādya mudā yuktaḥ tasyādhastād upāviśat ||

وہ جگہ نہایت پاکیزہ تھی، دیوتاؤں کے مندر کی مانند حسین تھی اور پھولوں سے لدے درختوں نے اسے گھیر رکھا تھا۔ وہاں پہنچ کر وہ خوشی سے سرشار ہو کر اسی کے نیچے بیٹھ گیا۔

मेध्यंpure, sacred
मेध्यं:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमेध्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सुरगृहप्रख्यंresembling a god’s house (temple-like)
सुरगृहप्रख्यं:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसुरगृह-प्रख्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पुष्पितैःwith blossoming (ones)
पुष्पितैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootपुष्पित
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
पादपैःby/with trees
पादपैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपादप
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
वृतम्surrounded
वृतम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (वरणे)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Accusative, Singular
तम्that (place/it)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular
आसाद्यhaving reached/approached
आसाद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√सद् (आसादने/प्राप्तौ)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), Active
मुदाwith joy
मुदा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमुद्/मुदा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
युक्तःendowed/filled (with)
युक्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयुज् (योजने)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
तस्यof that (tree/place)
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
अधस्तात्below, underneath
अधस्तात्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधस् + तात्
उपाविशत्sat down
उपाविशत्:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-आ-√विश् (प्रवेशने/आसने)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

भीष्म उवाच

भीष्म (Bhīṣma)
सुरगृह (suragṛha: divine house/temple)
पादप (pādapa: trees)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the ethical and spiritual value of seeking a pure, auspicious environment—like a temple or sacred grove—for rest, reflection, or disciplined living; outer purity supports inner composure and right conduct (dharma).

A person arrives at a shrine-like, ritually pure place surrounded by flowering trees and, feeling glad, sits down in its shade—setting a calm, sacred atmosphere for what follows.