Shloka 216

Adhyāya 223: Nāradasya Guṇa-kathana

Catalogue of Nārada’s Virtues

Devanagari script

ननृतुस्तत्र गन्धर्वा: घट सहस्राणि सप्तधा | एक समय था, जब कि तुम्हारे ऊपर सोनेका बना हुआ रत्नभूषित विशाल छत्र तना रहता था और छ: हजार गन्धर्व सप्त स्वरोंमें गीत गाते हुए तुम्हारे सम्मुख अपनी नृत्यकलाका प्रदर्शन करते थे

Transliteration

nanṛtus tatra gandharvāḥ ghaṭa-sahasrāṇi saptadhā |

Translation

Śakra said: “There, the Gandharvas danced—by the thousands, arranged in seven groups. Once, a vast golden parasol, studded with jewels, was held spread above you, while six thousand Gandharvas, singing in the seven notes, displayed their art of dance before you.”

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• ननृतुः: danced
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, plural, Parasmaipada

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• गन्धर्वाः: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• घट: a pot; (here likely a scribal/reading issue)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घट
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: neuter, nominative, plural

• सप्तधा: sevenfold; in seven ways
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सप्तधा

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Gandharvas
• golden jeweled parasol (royal canopy)
• seven musical notes (sapta-svara)