Shloka 6

Adhyāya 283: Varṇa-vṛtti, Nyāya-ārjana, and the Decline-and-Restoration of Dharma (वर्णवृत्तिः न्यायार्जनं च)

Devanagari script

देवदानवगन्धर्वा: पिशाचोरगराक्षसा: । हाहाहूहृश्व गन्धर्वो तुम्बुरुनरिदस्तथा

Transliteration

devadānavagandharvāḥ piśācoragarākṣasāḥ | hāhāhūhṛśva gandharvo tumburunāridastathā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Devas, Dānavas, Gandharvas, Piśācas, Nāgas, and Rākṣasas were present; likewise the Gandharvas Hāhāhū and Hṛśva, and also Tumburu and Nārida—thus a great assembly of diverse beings is being enumerated, underscoring the cosmic scope of the occasion and the moral weight of what is to be heard or witnessed.

Word by Word

देवgods

दानवDānavas (demons)

गन्धर्वाःGandharvas

पिशाचPiśācas (ghouls)

उरगserpents

राक्षसाःRākṣasas

हाहाHāhā (a Gandharva)

हूहृश्वHūhṛśva (a Gandharva)

गन्धर्वःthe Gandharva

तुम्बुरुःTumburu

नारदःNārada

तथाalso/likewise

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Devas

Dānavas

Gandharvas

Piśācas

Uragas (Nāgas/serpents)

Rākṣasas

Hāhāhū

Hṛśva

Tumburu

Nārida

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes