Shloka 43

Devanagari script

अप्सरोगीतवादिन्रै्नादितं च मनोरमम्‌ | विमानमगमत्‌ स्वर्गान्मृगव्याधनिनीषया

Transliteration

apsarogītavādinīr-nāditaṃ ca manoramam | vimānam agamat svargān mṛgavyādha-ninīṣayā

Translation

Vāyu dit : «Ce délicieux char céleste, vibrant des chants des Apsarās et du son de leurs instruments, quitta le ciel—mû par l’intention d’élever le chasseur à un état plus haut».

Word by Word

अप्सरःof an apsaras (celestial nymph)

गीतby song

वादित्रैःwith musical instruments

नादितम्resounding, made to sound

चand

मनोरमम्charming, delightful

विमानम्a celestial chariot/air-car

अगमत्went, proceeded

स्वर्गात्from heaven

मृगव्याधof the hunter (lit. deer-hunter)

निनीषयाwith the intention/desire to lead (someone)

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyu (Vāyudeva)

Apsarās

Vimāna (celestial chariot)

Svarga (heaven)

Mṛgavyādha (the hunter)

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?

The verse highlights the idea that divine forces may actively guide a person’s destiny—suggesting that moral outcome is not only punitive but can also be transformative, with higher powers facilitating upliftment when a fitting cause or merit is present.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu describes a heavenly vimāna, made enchanting by the songs and music of Apsarās, departing from Svarga with the purpose of conveying the hunter (mṛgavyādha), indicating a transition toward a celestial destination.