Shloka 47

अध्याय २८१ — दानधर्मः, न्यायागतधनम्, ऋणत्रय-परिशोधनं च

Dāna ethics, lawful wealth, and settling obligations

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच तथेति हृष्टमनस इत्युकत्वाप्सरसां गणा: । स्वानि स्थानानि सम्प्राप्य रेमिरे भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca tatheti hṛṣṭamanasa ity uktvā apsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ | svāni sthānāni samprāpya remire bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Dijo Bhīṣma: Al decir “Así sea”, las huestes de las Apsaras, con el corazón jubiloso, regresaron a sus propias moradas y allí se entregaron al esparcimiento, oh toro entre los Bharatas.

Word by Word

भीष्मःBhishma

उवाचsaid

तथाso; thus

इतिthus (quotative)

हृष्टमनसःglad-minded; delighted at heart

इत्युक्त्वाhaving said thus

अप्सरसाम्of the Apsarases

गणाःgroups; hosts

स्वानिtheir own

स्थानानिplaces; abodes

सम्प्राप्यhaving reached; having attained

रेमिरेthey rejoiced; they sported

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Apsarases

Bharatarṣabha (epithet of Yudhiṣṭhira/Bharata-line listener)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

After an intended act is accepted and completed (“tathā iti”), beings return to their rightful domains; the verse hints at restoration of order—each returning to their proper place—once a purpose is fulfilled.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that the Apsarases, pleased and consenting, say “so be it,” then go back to their own celestial abodes and enjoy themselves there, marking the close of their involvement in the episode.