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Shloka 8

Khāṇḍava-dāha: Indra’s Countermeasures and the Nāga Aśvasena’s Escape (आदि पर्व, अध्याय २१८)

तथैव राजा वृष्णीनामुग्रसेन: प्रतापवान्‌ । अनुगीयमानो गन्धर्व: स्त्रीसहस्रसहायवान्‌,वृष्णिवंशके प्रतापी राजा उमग्रसेन भी वहाँ आमोद-प्रमोद कर रहे थे। उनके पास बहुतसे गन्धर्व गा रहे थे और सहसों स्त्रियाँ उनकी सेवा कर रही थीं

tathaiva rājā vṛṣṇīnām ugrasenāḥ pratāpavān | anugīyamāno gandharvaiḥ strī-sahasra-sahāyavān ||

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Ebenso erfreute sich der mächtige König Ugrasena aus dem Geschlecht der Vṛṣṇis am festlichen Jubel. Gandharvas sangen zu seiner Ehre, und Tausende von Frauen standen ihm zu Diensten—ein Bild königlichen Wohlstands und weltlicher Pracht, das die höfische Atmosphäre der Erzählung rahmt.

तथाthus, in the same way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वृष्णीनाम्of the Vrishnis
वृष्णीनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्णि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
उग्रसेनःUgrasena
उग्रसेनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउग्रसेन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रतापवान्mighty, valorous
प्रतापवान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतापवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अनुगीयमानःbeing sung/praised (about)
अनुगीयमानः:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-गी (गायति)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive, Present passive participle (शानच्)
गन्धर्वैःby Gandharvas
गन्धर्वैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्व
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
स्त्रीwoman/women (as first member of compound)
स्त्री:
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री
FormFeminine
सहस्रa thousand (as numeral member of compound)
सहस्र:
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र
FormNeuter
सहायवान्having attendants/helpers
सहायवान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसहायवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
U
Ugrasena
V
Vṛṣṇis
G
Gandharvas
W
women attendants (striyaḥ)

Educational Q&A

The verse primarily paints a scene rather than stating a doctrine: it highlights the allure and display of royal prosperity—music, attendants, and celebration—often used in the epic as a backdrop against which later ethical choices, duties, and reversals of fortune become more striking.

Vaiśampāyana describes King Ugrasena of the Vṛṣṇis enjoying festivities. Gandharvas sing in praise, and numerous women attend him, emphasizing the grandeur and pleasure of the royal court at that moment.