अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः ।गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः ॥
aśvatthaḥ sarvavṛkṣāṇāṃ devarṣīṇāṃ ca nāradaḥ | gandharvāṇāṃ citrarathaḥ siddhānāṃ kapilo muniḥ ||
- अश्वत्थः · aśvatthaḥ
- the pipal, sacred fig
- सर्ववृक्षाणाम् · sarvavṛkṣāṇām
- among all trees
- देवर्षीणाम् · devarṣīṇām
- among divine seers
- नारदः · nāradaḥ
- Narada
- गन्धर्वाणाम् · gandharvāṇām
- among gandharvas
- चित्ररथः · citrarathaḥ
- Chitraratha
- सिद्धानाम् · siddhānām
- among perfected beings
- कपिलः मुनिः · kapilaḥ muniḥ
- Kapila the sage
“Among all trees I am the ashvattha; among divine seers, Narada. Among gandharvas I am Chitraratha, and among perfected beings the sage Kapila.”
— Original plain-language translation
The sacred tree of 15.1 appears as his vegetal glory. Musicians, messengers, and philosophers each contribute their exemplar. Nature, art, and thought all carry his mark.
— Reader's notes (original)