Shloka 28.17-18Unverified draft
किन्न्वेतन्मेघसङ्काशं पर्वतस्याविदूरत:। वृक्षषण्डमितो भाति परं कौतूहलं हि मे।।1.28.17।। दर्शनीयं मृगाकीर्णं मनोरममतीव च। नानाप्रकारैश्शकुनैर्वल्गुनादैरलङ्कृतम्।।1.28.18।।
Meaning
What is this cloud-like thicket of trees shining not far from the mountain — I am greatly curious. It is lovely to behold, teeming with deer, exceedingly charming, and adorned with the sweet calls of many kinds of birds.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.28.17
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kim nu etat megha-saṃkāśam | किम् नु एतत् मेघ-संकाशम् | what indeed is this cloud-like | Nominative singular |
| parvatasya avidūrataḥ | पर्वतस्य अविदूरतः | not far from the mountain | Genitive singular |
| vṛkṣa-ṣaṇḍam ito bhāti | वृक्ष-षण्डम् इतो भाति | this grove of trees shines from here | Nominative singular / Verb (present) |
| param kautūhalam hi me | परम् कौतूहलम् हि मे | great, indeed, is my curiosity | Nominative singular / Genitive |
Shloka 1.28.18
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| darśanīyam mṛga-ākīrṇam | दर्शनीयम् मृग-आकीर्णम् | worth seeing, thronged with deer | Nominative singular |
| manoramam atīva ca | मनोरमम् अतीव च | very charming indeed | Nominative singular |
| nānā-prakāraiḥ śakunaiḥ | नाना-प्रकारैः शकुनैः | with birds of various kinds | Instrumental plural |
| valgu-nādaiḥ alaṅkṛtam | वल्गु-नादैः अलङ्कृतम् | adorned with pleasant cries | Instrumental plural / Nominative |
Reference: 1.28.17-18 · Bāla Kāṇḍa