Shloka 3
Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative
Devanagari script
तत्र चाप्सरस: शुभ्रा नित्यकालमतन्द्रिता:
Transliteration
tatra cāpsarasaḥ śubhrā nityakālam atandritāḥ
Translation
そこにはまた、光り輝くアプサラスたちが居合わせた――常に目を凝らし、いかなる時も倦むことなく――絶えざる備えをもってその場に侍し、戦の出来事を包む厳粛でこの世ならぬ気配のうちに物語は進んでいった。
Word by Word
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
FormAvyaya (locative adverb)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
FormAvyaya (conjunction)
अप्सरसःApsarases (celestial nymphs)
अप्सरसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअप्सरस्
FormFeminine, nominative, plural
शुभ्राःbright, radiant, fair
शुभ्राः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ्र
FormFeminine, nominative, plural
नित्यकालम्always, at all times
नित्यकालम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्यकाल
FormAvyayibhava usage (accusative of time as adverb): 'always/at all times'
अतन्द्रिताःunwearied, untiring, vigilant
अतन्द्रिताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअतन्द्रित
FormFeminine, nominative, plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ApsarasesCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that human conflict unfolds under a wider cosmic gaze: divine beings remain vigilant, suggesting that actions in war are not merely personal or political but resonate within a moral and cosmic order.
Vaiśampāyana describes the presence of radiant Apsarases at that location, emphasizing an otherworldly, attentive attendance that heightens the solemnity and significance of the surrounding wartime events.