Shloka 52
तुम्बुरुप्रमुखा राजन् गन्धर्वाश्व यतोर्डर्जुन: । प्राधेया: सहमौनेया गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणा:
tumburupramukhā rājan gandharvāś ca yato ’rjunaḥ | prādeyāḥ sahamauneyā gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—হে ৰাজন! তুম্বুরু-প্ৰমুখ গন্ধৰ্বসকল আৰু গন্ধৰ্ব-অপ্সৰাসকলৰ গণ—‘প্ৰাধেয়’ নামে পৰিচিত আৰু মৌনি মুনিৰ পৰা উৎপন্ন—সকলোৱে অৰ্জুনৰ পক্ষত আছিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores a recurring Mahābhārata ethic: dharma is not merely human opinion but a cosmic principle. The alignment of Gandharvas and Apsarases with Arjuna functions as a narrative sign that the righteous cause attracts higher, unseen support.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that celestial groups—Gandharvas led by Tumburu, along with the Prādeyas and the Mauneya-descended Gandharvas and hosts of Apsarases—are on Arjuna’s side, indicating supernatural presence and moral backing in the war context.