Shloka 45
उपेतं नलिनीजालै: सिन्धुवारै: सवेतसै: । केतकै: करवीरैश्नव पिप्पलैश्वैव संवृतम् । (ततो धर्मसुतः श्रीमान् भ्रातृदर्शनलालस: ।) श्रमार्तस्तदुपागम्य सरो दृष्टवाथ विस्मित:,उस सरोवरका जल कमलकी बेलोंसे आच्छादित हो रहा था और उसके चारों किनारोंपर सिंदुवार, बेंत, केवड़े, करवीर तथा पीपलके वृक्ष उसे घेरे हुए थे। उस समय भाइयोंसे मिलनेके लिये उत्सुक श्रीमान् धर्मनन्दन युधिष्ठिर थकावटसे पीड़ित हो उस सरोवरपर आये और वहाँकी अवस्था देखकर बड़े विस्मित हुए
upetaṁ nalinījālaiḥ sindhuvārāḥ savetasaiḥ | ketakaiḥ karavīraiś ca pippalaiś caiva saṁvṛtam || (tato dharmasutaḥ śrīmān bhrātṛdarśanalālasaḥ | śramārtaḥ tad upāgamya saro dṛṣṭvātha vismitaḥ ||)
湖面丛生着成簇的莲蔓，四周岸边又有辛度婆罗灌木、柳树、计多迦、迦罗毗罗与毕钵罗树环绕，如同四面围护。其时，法之子坚战渴望寻见诸弟，疲惫不堪而来到湖畔；一见此湖及其异样的寂静，便惊异不已。
यक्ष उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse prepares the ethical stage for the Yakṣa episode: appearances can be alluring, but dharma requires alertness, self-control, and thoughtful inquiry before acting—especially when one is tired, anxious, or emotionally driven.
Yudhiṣṭhira, exhausted and longing to find his brothers, reaches a beautifully enclosed lake thick with lotus growth and surrounded by various trees and shrubs. He is surprised by what he sees, a narrative cue that this place is extraordinary and will soon become the site of a decisive encounter with the Yakṣa.