Shloka 60
Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial
तथैवाप्सरसो हृष्टा: सर्वालंकारभूषिता: । ननृतुर्वे महाभागा जगुश्वायतलोचना:,इसी प्रकार समस्त आभूषणोंसे विभूषित बड़े-बड़े नेत्रोंवाली परम सौभाग्यशालिनी अप्सराएँ भी हर्षोल्लासमें भरकर वहाँ नृत्य करने लगीं
tathaivāpsaraso hṛṣṭāḥ sarvālaṅkārabhūṣitāḥ | nanṛtur vai mahābhāgā jaguś cāyatālocanāḥ ||
Dann begannen ebenso die Apsaras—voller Freude und mit jeglichem Schmuck geziert—dort zu tanzen; jene höchst begünstigten Himmelsjungfrauen mit langen Augen stimmten auch Gesang an.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than didactic: it presents celestial celebration—dance and song—as an emblem of auspiciousness and divine festivity, highlighting how joy and beauty are portrayed as signs of a favorable, elevated occasion.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes the Apsarases, richly ornamented and delighted, beginning to dance and sing at the scene, intensifying the atmosphere of grandeur and celebration.