Shloka 14

धनंजयस्य आश्वासनम्

Dhanaṃjaya’s Reassurance and the Opening Engagement

Devanagari script

दिव्यानां सर्वमाल्यानां गन्ध: पुण्यो5थ सर्वशः । प्रससार वसन्ताग्रे वनानामिव भारत

Transliteration

divyānāṁ sarvamālyānāṁ gandhaḥ puṇyo ’tha sarvaśaḥ | prasasāra vasantāgre vanānām iva bhārata ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Bấy giờ, hương thơm thanh khiết của mọi vòng hoa thần thánh lan tỏa khắp nơi—hỡi Bhārata—như mùi hương thấm tràn rừng núi vào buổi đầu xuân. Cảnh ấy gợi một bầu khí cát tường, nâng lòng người, như điềm lành và ân phúc phủ lên diễn biến của sự việc.

Word by Word

• दिव्यानाम्: of divine
• दिव्यानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• सर्वमाल्यानाम्: of all garlands
• सर्वमाल्यानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वमाल्य
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• गन्धः: fragrance
• गन्धः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुण्यः: pure, auspicious
• पुण्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अथ: then, and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• सर्वशः: everywhere, in all ways
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः

• प्रससार: spread forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular

• वसन्ताग्रे: at the beginning of spring
• वसन्ताग्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन्ताग्र
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वनानाम्: of forests
• वनानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhārata (Janamejaya)
• divine garlands (mālya)
• forests (vana)
• spring (vasanta)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Auspiciousness and purity are conveyed through sensory imagery: the spreading fragrance symbolizes a wholesome, elevating influence that pervades the surroundings, implying favorable conditions and a sanctified moment within the narrative.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes how the scent of divine garlands diffuses in all directions, compared to the way forests become fragrant at the onset of spring, setting an auspicious tone for the events being recounted.