Shloka 59

Devanagari script

तमारुरुक्षुं देवेशं तुष्ठवु: परमर्षय: । गन्धर्वा दैवसड्घाश्न तथैवाप्सरसां गणा:,देवेश्वर शिव रथपर चढ़ना चाहते हैं, यह देखकर महर्षियों, गन्धर्वों, देवसमूहों तथा अप्सराओंके समुदायोंने उनकी स्तुति की

Transliteration

tam ārurukṣuṁ deveśaṁ tuṣṭuvuḥ paramarṣayaḥ | gandharvā daivasaṅghāś ca tathaivāpsarasāṁ gaṇāḥ ||

Translation

As the Lord of the gods was about to mount the chariot, the great seers praised him; so too did the Gandharvas, the hosts of gods, and the companies of Apsarases.

Word by Word

तम्him

आरुरुक्षुम्wishing/intending to mount (to climb)

देवेशम्the lord of the gods

तुष्टुवुःpraised

परमर्षयःthe great sages

गन्धर्वाःGandharvas

दैवसङ्घाःcompanies of gods

चand

तथाlikewise

एवindeed/just

अप्सरसाम्of the Apsarases

गणाःgroups

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Deveśa (Lord of the gods)

Paramarṣis (great seers)

Gandharvas

Daivasaṅghas (hosts of gods)

Apsarases

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

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 the ethical and spiritual force of honoring rightful divine authority: when a supreme power prepares to act, the wise and celestial beings respond with stuti (praise), suggesting that reverence, humility, and recognition of higher order are integral to dharmic conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

A divine lord (deveśa) is about to mount a chariot; witnessing this, great seers, Gandharvas, the assembled gods, and Apsarases collectively extol him, marking an auspicious, reverential moment immediately before significant action.