Shloka 7

Ākiṃcanya–Tyāga Upadeśa

The Instruction on Non-ownership and Renunciation

Devanagari script

सर्वर्तुकैराम्रवणै: पुष्पितैरुपशोभितम्‌ | नन्दनोद्देशसदृशं यक्षकिन्नरसेवितम्‌

Transliteration

sarvartukair āmravaṇaiḥ puṣpitair upaśobhitam | nandanoddeśasadṛśaṃ yakṣakinnarasevitam ||

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: Vùng ấy được tô điểm bởi những rặng xoài nở hoa và kết trái quanh năm. Có Yakṣa và Kinnara hầu cận, nơi ấy hiện ra vui tươi như một phần của Nandana—vườn thiên giới của Indra.

Word by Word

• सर्वर्तुकैः: with (trees) bearing in all seasons
• सर्वर्तुकैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-ऋतु
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• आम्रवणैः: by mango-groves
• आम्रवणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम्रवन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• पुष्पितैः: flowering
• पुष्पितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्पित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• उपशोभितम्: adorned/beautified
• उपशोभितम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-शोभ्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• नन्दन: Nandana (Indra's garden)
• नन्दन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• उद्देश: region/tract
• उद्देश: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्देश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सदृशम्: similar to
• सदृशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• यक्ष: Yakshas
• यक्ष: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative/Accusative, Plural (as first member in compound)

• किन्नर: Kinnaras
• किन्नर: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: किन्नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative/Accusative, Plural (as first member in compound)

• सेवितम्: frequented/served
• सेवितम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• mango groves (āmra-vana)
• Yakshas
• Kinnaras
• Nandana (celestial garden of Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the idea of auspicious environments: a realm marked by harmony, abundance, and refined company (Yakshas and Kinnaras) reflects the fruits of dharmic order and well-governed, sanctified space.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma is describing a wondrous, idyllic region—rich with ever-flowering mango groves and inhabited by celestial beings—comparing it to a part of Indra’s Nandana garden to convey its extraordinary beauty.