Shloka 54

और्वोपाख्यानम्

Aurva Episode: Restoration of Sight and Restraint of World-Destructive Anger

Devanagari script

कामवर्णा: कामजवा: कामत: समुपस्थिता: । इति गन्धर्वजा: काम॑ पूरयिष्यन्ति मे हया:,गन्धर्व-देशके घोड़ोंकी यह विशेषता है कि वे इच्छानुसार अपना रंग बदल लेते हैं। सवारकी इच्छाके अनुसार अपने वेगको घटा-बढ़ा सकते हैं। जब आवश्यकता या इच्छा हो, तभी वे उपस्थित हो जाते हैं। इस प्रकार मेरे गन्धर्वदेशीय घोड़े आपकी इच्छापूर्ण करते रहेंगे

Transliteration

kāmavarṇāḥ kāmajavāḥ kāmataḥ samupasthitāḥ | iti gandharvajāḥ kāmaṁ pūrayiṣyanti me hayāḥ ||

Translation

गन्धर्व ने कहा—मेरे घोड़े इच्छानुसार रंग धारण करते हैं, इच्छानुसार वेग रखते हैं, और इच्छा होने पर ही उपस्थित हो जाते हैं। इस प्रकार मेरे गन्धर्वदेशीय घोड़े आपकी कामना पूर्ण करते रहेंगे।

Word by Word

कामवर्णाःhaving color as desired

कामजवाःhaving speed as desired

कामतःat will; as desired

समुपस्थिताःpresent; having come near/appeared

इतिthus

गन्धर्वजाःborn of/connected with Gandharvas

कामम्as desired; at will (indeclinable usage)

पूरयिष्यन्तिwill fulfill

मेmy

हयाःhorses

Speaker

गन्धर्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

Gandharva (speaker)

Gandharva-bred horses (hayāḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Extraordinary power is presented as valuable when it is governed by intention and appropriateness: the horses’ abilities are not random but responsive to need and will, highlighting controlled capability as a form of reliable support.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Gandharva describes the special qualities of his Gandharva-bred horses—changing color, adjusting speed, and appearing on demand—assuring that they will serve by fulfilling the recipient’s wishes.