Shloka 100

Kubera’s Fivefold Nīti and Protection of the Pāṇḍavas (वैश्रवणोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

गन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिश्व काननैश्ष मनोरमै: । व्यालैश्व विविधाकारै: शतशीर्षै: समनन्‍तत:ः

Transliteration

gandharvair apsarobhiś ca kānanaiś ca manoramaiḥ | vyālaiś ca vividhākāraiḥ śataśīrṣaiḥ samanantataḥ ||

Translation

Di segala penjuru tempat itu dipenuhi Gandharva dan Apsaras, rimbun oleh hutan-grove yang memesona, serta dikepung makhluk-makhluk melata buas beraneka rupa—sebagian termasyhur sebagai ‘seratus kepala’—mengitari semuanya dari sekeliling.

Word by Word

• गन्धर्वैः: by Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अप्सरोभिः: by Apsarases (celestial nymphs)
• अप्सरोभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• काननैः: by forests/groves
• काननैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कानन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मनोरमैः: delightful, charming
• मनोरमैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• व्यालैः: by wild beasts/serpents
• व्यालैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विविधाकारैः: of various forms
• विविधाकारैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविधाकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शतशीर्षैः: having a hundred heads
• शतशीर्षैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शतशीर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• समन्ततः: on all sides, all around
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Gandharvas
• Apsarases
• kānana (forest/grove)
• vyāla (serpents/wild creatures)