saptachchada

Updated: June 12, 2025

And in this state that represser of foes for the flowers began to survey all the mountain, inhabited by Yakshas and Gandharvas and celestials and Brahmarshis. And brushed by the leaves of Saptachchada tree, besmeared with fresh red, black and white minerals, he looked as if decorated with lines of holy unguents drawn by fingers.

- The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose : Vana Parva, Part 1

And in this state that represser of foes for the flowers began to survey all the mountain, inhabited by Yakshas and Gandharvas and celestials and Brahmarshis. And brushed by the leaves of Saptachchada tree, besmeared with fresh red, black and white minerals, he looked as if decorated with lines of holy unguents drawn by fingers.

- The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1: Books 1, 2 and 3