Shloka 13

Adhyaya 6 — Balarama’s Dilemma, Drunken Wanderings in Revata’s Grove, and the Slaying of the Suta

Sanskrit

पनसाञ् लाकुचान् मोचान् नीपांश्चातिमनोहरान् ।

पारावतांश्च कङ्कोलान् नलिनानाम्लवेतसान् ॥

Transliteration

panasān lakucān mocān nīpāṃś cātimanoharān /

pārāvatāṃś ca kaṅkolān nalinān āmlavetasān //

Translation

وہاں کٹھل کے درخت، لکُوچ کے درخت، کیلے کے جھنڈ اور نہایت دلکش نیپ (کدمب) کے درخت تھے؛ نیز پاراوت کے درخت، کنگکول (مصالحہ) کے درخت، کنول اور کھٹا ویتس بھی تھا۔

Word by Word

• पनसान्: jackfruit trees
• पनसान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पनस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• लाकुचान्: lakucha trees
• लाकुचान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाकुच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• मोचान्: banana trees
• मोचान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• नीपान्: kadamba/nīpa trees
• नीपान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अति-मनोहरान्: very charming
• अति-मनोहरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘अति’ = अत्यर्थे (very); विशेषण—‘नीपान्’

• पारावतान्: pigeon/dove (named) trees (pārāvata)
• पारावतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारावत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• कङ्कोलान्: kankola (spice) trees
• कङ्कोलान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कङ्कोल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• नलिनान्: nalina (lotus-like) plants/trees
• नलिनान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नलिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अम्ल-वेतसान्: sour willows/reeds (amla-vetasa)
• अम्ल-वेतसान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + वेतस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय—‘अम्लाः वेतसाः’

Speakers

• Narrative description (no direct speech indicated in this verse alone; framed within the Purana’s ongoing narration)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Sacred geography
• Natural abundance
• Flora catalogues in Purāṇic description

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse functions primarily as a descriptive catalogue: it evokes an ordered, life-sustaining world where nature’s diversity supports dharmic life (hospitality, ritual offerings, and livelihood). The ethical undertone is reverence for a well-maintained, fertile landscape as a sign of harmony (ṛta) rather than a direct injunction.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

This is best grouped under ancillary cosmological/geographical description that supports ‘Manvantara’/‘Vaṃśānucarita’ style narration in Purāṇas, though it is not itself a manvantara account or genealogy. It functions as ‘sthāna/varṇana’ (topographical-natural description) commonly embedded alongside the five-lakṣaṇa materials.

What is the esoteric significance?

As symbolism, the enumerated fruiting trees and lotuses can be read as markers of completeness and auspiciousness: fruit (phala) suggests karmic fruition and prosperity; lotus (nalina) suggests purity and spiritual unfolding amid worldly waters. However, the primary intent remains literal scenic abundance rather than a coded theological message.