Shloka 46
Aṣṭāvakra–Strī-saṃvāda: Dhṛti, hospitality, and a dispute on autonomy
एताश्षान्याश्न वै वह्नयः प्रनृत्ताप्सरस: शुभा: । अवादयंश्न गन्धर्वा वाद्यानि विविधानि च,तदनन्तर उर्वरा, मिश्रकेशी, रम्भा, उर्वशी, अलम्बुषा, घृताची, चित्रा, चित्रांगदा, रुचि, मनोहरा, सुकेशी, सुमुखी, हासिनी, प्रभा, विद्युता, प्रशमी, दान्ता, विद्योता और रति-ये तथा और भी बहुत-सी शुभलक्षणा अप्सराएँ नृत्य करने लगीं और गन्धर्वगण नाना प्रकारके बाजे बजाने लगे
etāś cānyāś ca vai vahnyo nṛttāpsarasaḥ śubhāḥ | avādayaṃś ca gandharvā vādyāni vividhāni ca || tadanantaram urvarā miśrakeśī rambhā urvaśī alambuṣā ghṛtācī citrā citrāṅgadā ruciḥ manoharā sukeśī sumukhī hāsinī prabhā vidyutā praśamī dāntā vidyotā ratiś ca—ityādayaḥ ||
Bhishma said: “Then many other auspicious Apsarases—radiant like flames—began to dance, and the Gandharvas played instruments of many kinds. After that, Urvarā, Miśrakeśī, Rambhā, Urvaśī, Alambuṣā, Ghṛtācī, Citrā, Citrāṅgadā, Ruci, Manoharā, Sukeśī, Sumukhī, Hāsinī, Prabhā, Vidyutā, Praśamī, Dāntā, Vidyotā, and Rati—along with many more Apsarases marked by auspicious signs—took up the dance, while the Gandharva hosts continued their varied music.”
भीष्म उवाच