Mahabharata · 2.10.7–8
॥
Devanāgarī
मन्दाराणाम् उदाराणां वनानि सुरभीणि च ॥
सौगन्धिकानां चादाय गन्धान् गन्धवहः शुचिः ॥
नलिन्याश् चालकाख्यायाश् चन्दनानां वनस्य च ॥
मनोहृदयसंह्लादी वायुस् तम् उपसेवते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mandārāṇām udārāṇāṃ vanāni surabhīṇi ca ||
saugandhikānāṃ cādāya gandhān gandhavahaḥ śuciḥ ||
nalinyāś cālakākhyāyāś candanānāṃ vanasya ca ||
manohṛdayasaṃhlādī vāyus tam upasevate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
मन्दाराणाम् उदाराणाम्mandārāṇām udārāṇāmof the lofty mandara [trees]
वनानि सुरभीणि चvanāni surabhīṇi caand fragrant groves,
सौगन्धिकानाम् च आदायsaugandhikānām ca ādāyaand having taken the scent of the saugandhika [lotuses],
गन्धान् गन्ध-वहः शुचिःgandhān gandha-vahaḥ śuciḥthe fragrances, the pure fragrance-bearing wind,
नलिन्याः च अलका-आख्यायाःnalinyāḥ ca alakā-ākhyāyāḥof the lotus pond called Alaka,
चन्दनानाम् वनस्य चcandanānām vanasya caand of the sandalwood grove,
मनः-हृदय-संह्लादीmanaḥ-hṛdaya-saṃhlādīdelighting the mind and heart
वायुः तम् उपसेवतेvāyuḥ tam upasevatethe wind serves him;
उदाराणांudārāṇāṃoriginal form "udārāṇāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सौगन्धिकानांsaugandhikānāṃoriginal form "saugandhikānāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चादायcādāyaoriginal form "cādāya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गन्धवहःgandhavahaḥoriginal form "gandhavahaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नलिन्याश्nalinyāśoriginal form "nalinyāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चालकाख्यायाश्cālakākhyāyāśoriginal form "cālakākhyāyāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चन्दनानांcandanānāṃoriginal form "candanānāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मनोहृदयसंह्लादीmanohṛdayasaṃhlādīoriginal form "manohṛdayasaṃhlādī", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वायुस्vāyusoriginal form "vāyus", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
“The pure wind, having taken up the fragrances of the lofty, sweet-scented groves of mandara and saugandhika [lotuses], of the lotus pond called Alaka, and of the sandalwood grove — delighting mind and heart — serves him.”
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Here the very element of wind becomes a servant, carrying fragrance. It is significant that nature willingly serves one who honors order: where blessing dwells, the elements too turn to delight. Thus the scripture shows creation's harmony with a righteous lord; and what follows are the heavenly singers.