Shloka 37
शल्यस्य सेनापत्याभ्युपगमः | Śalya’s Acceptance of Command
Devanagari script
मुदा नून॑ प्रपश्यन्ति युद्धे ह्ाप्सरसां गणा:
Transliteration
mudā nūnaṁ prapaśyanti yuddhe hy apsarasāṁ gaṇāḥ
Translation
Sañjaya said: “Surely, with delight, the hosts of Apsarases are watching this battle.”
Word by Word
मुदाwith joy, joyfully
मुदा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमुद् (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक: मुदा)
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
नूनम्surely, indeed
नूनम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम्
प्रपश्यन्तिthey behold, they see clearly
प्रपश्यन्ति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (प्र + पश्)
FormPresent, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
युद्धेin battle
युद्धे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध (नपुं. प्रातिपदिक: युद्ध)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अप्सरसाम्of the Apsarases
अप्सरसाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootअप्सरस् (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक: अप्सरस्)
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
गणाःgroups, hosts
गणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगण (पुं. प्रातिपदिक: गण)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
ApsarasesB
battle (yuddha)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
The verse frames war as an event witnessed even by celestial beings, implying that human actions—especially violent, dharma-charged deeds—carry cosmic visibility and consequence; it also reflects the epic’s view that heroic death in battle can attract otherworldly attention and destiny.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, remarks that the Apsarases are joyfully watching the ongoing battle, heightening the sense of grandeur and the otherworldly stakes surrounding the conflict.