Shloka 92

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

Devanagari script

गन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिश्व दिव्यमाल्यानुलेपनै:

Transliteration

gandharvair apsarobhiś ca divya-mālyānulepanaiḥ

Translation

ভীষ্ম বললেন—(তিনি/তাঁরা) গন্ধর্ব ও অপ্সরাদের দ্বারা পরিবৃত, দিব্য মালা ও সুগন্ধি অনুলেপনে অলংকৃত থাকেন।

Word by Word

• गन्धर्वैः: by/with the Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अप्सरोभिः: by/with the Apsarases
• अप्सरोभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दिव्य: divine, celestial
• दिव्य: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• माल्य: garlands
• माल्य: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अनुलेपनैः: ointments, unguents
• अनुलेपनैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुलेपन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Gandharvas
• Apsarases
• divine garlands (mālya)
• fragrant unguents/perfumes (anulepana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse evokes the imagery of heavenly attendants and divine adornments to indicate the fruits of merit and righteous conduct: dharmic living is portrayed as leading to honor, beauty, and auspicious companionship in higher realms.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is describing a celestial scene—Gandharvas and Apsarases attending someone (or a blessed soul), with divine garlands and perfumes—typically as part of a larger passage praising the rewards that follow virtuous deeds.