Shloka 8
और्वकृत-क्रोधाग्नि-निग्रहः
Aurva’s Containment of the Wrath-Fire
न देवी नासुरी चैव न यक्षी न च राक्षसी | नाप्सरा न च गन्धर्वी तथा रूपेण काचन,उस समय देवता, असुर, यक्ष एवं राक्षस जातिकी स्त्री, कोई अप्सरा तथा गधर्वपत्नी भी उसके समान रूपवती न थी
na devī nāsurī caiva na yakṣī na ca rākṣasī | nāpsarā na ca gandharvī tathā rūpeṇa kācan ||
قال الغندرفا: «لم تكن إلهةً، ولا امرأةً من نساء الأسورا؛ ولا يَكْشِيّة (Yakṣī)، ولا رَاكْشَسِيّة (Rākṣasī). ولم تكن أية أَبْسَرا (Apsaras)، ولا زوجةٌ من زوجات الغندرفا، تملك جمالاً كجمالها.»
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary beauty can be portrayed as surpassing even celestial standards; ethically, it cautions that such fascination and idealization can strongly influence judgment and drive consequential actions in the epic’s unfolding events.
A Gandharva is describing a woman’s unmatched beauty, stating that no woman among goddesses, Asuras, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, Apsarases, or Gandharva-wives equals her in form—an emphatic comparison meant to convey her exceptional allure.