Shloka 30

धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Sañjaya on Arjuna’s Indraloka report and the political consequences

Devanagari script

तथैवाप्सरस: सर्वा विशिष्टा: स्वगृहं गता: । अपि चान्याश्व शत्रुघ्न तव पित्रा विसर्जिता:

Transliteration

tathaivāpsarasaḥ sarvā viśiṣṭāḥ svagṛhaṃ gatāḥ | api cānyāś ca śatrughna tava pitrā visarjitāḥ ||

Translation

Arjuna sprach: „Ebenso kehrten all jene erlesenen Apsaras in ihre eigenen Wohnstätten zurück. Und auch andere, o Śatrughna, wurden von deinem Vater entlassen.“

Word by Word

तथाthus, in the same way

एवindeed, just

अप्सरसःApsarases (celestial nymphs)

सर्वाःall

विशिष्टाःdistinguished, excellent

स्वगृहंtheir own home

गताःgone, having gone

अपिalso, even

चand

अन्याःothers

अश्वO horse (i.e., swift one)

शत्रुघ्नO Shatrughna

तवof you, your

पित्राby (your) father

विसर्जिताःdismissed, sent away

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Apsarases

Śatrughna

Śatrughna's father

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights restraint and proper order: even extraordinary celestial visitors are respectfully sent back to their rightful abodes, implying disciplined governance and adherence to propriety rather than indulgence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna continues recounting events: the Apsarases, described as distinguished, return home, and additional women/attendants are also formally dismissed by the listener’s father, indicating the conclusion of a visit or episode involving celestial beings.