Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 15
न हि रम्यतरं किंचित् तस्मादन्यत् पुरोत्तमम् | प्रासादैरप्सरोभिश्व दिव्यै: कामैश्न शोभितम्
na hi ramyataraṁ kiṁcit tasmād anyat purottamam | prāsādair apsarobhiś ca divyaiḥ kāmaiś ca śobhitam ||
Indeed, there is no city more delightful or more excellent than that city. It is adorned with countless palaces, with apsarases, and with divine enjoyments.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the allure of extraordinary prosperity—palaces, apsarases, and divine pleasures—while implicitly inviting reflection that such splendor, however captivating, is not identical with the highest good upheld by dharma; it can be admired, but it should not become the ultimate aim.
Arjuna is speaking and praising a supremely beautiful city, declaring that no other city surpasses it, and describing its adornments: magnificent palaces, celestial nymphs, and divine enjoyments.