Shloka 79

Devanagari script

भान्त्येते पुष्पविकचा: पुंस्कोकिलकुलाकुला: । नात्र कण्टकिन: केचिन्न च विद्यन्त्यपुष्पिता:,'ये सभी वृक्ष फूलोंसे लदे हैं। कोकिल-कुलसे अलंकृत हैं। इस वनमें कोई भी वृक्ष ऐसे नहीं हैं, जिनमें काँटे हों और जो खिले न हों

Transliteration

bhānty ete puṣpavikacāḥ puṃskokilakulākulāḥ | nātra kaṇṭakinaḥ kecin na ca vidyanty apuṣpitāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Nơi đây cây cối rực sáng, hoa nở bung trọn vẹn, và đầy ắp những đàn chim cu cu trống. Trong khu rừng này không có cây nào gai góc, cũng chẳng thấy cây nào còn trơ trụi không hoa.”

Word by Word

भान्तिshine/appear splendid

एतेthese

पुष्प-विकचाःwith flowers fully opened/blooming

पुंस्कोकिल-कुल-आकुलाःcrowded with flocks of male cuckoos

नnot

अत्रhere/in this (forest)

कण्टकिनःthorny (trees)

केचित्any/some (at all)

नnor/not

चand

विद्यन्तिare found/exist

अपुष्पिताःunflowered/not in bloom

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

trees

flowers

male cuckoos

forest

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents an idealized natural setting marked by gentleness and abundance—no thorns and no unblossomed trees—suggesting an ethical atmosphere of non-harm and auspiciousness, often used in the epic to signal a place fit for rest, reflection, or sacred encounter.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing a forest landscape: trees are in full bloom, resonant with cuckoos, and notably free from harsh features like thorns or barrenness, emphasizing the forest’s welcoming and благоприятный character.