Shloka 61
Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial
अनूचानानवद्या च गुणमुख्या गुणावरा | अद्विका च तथा सोमा मिश्रकेशी त्वलम्बुषा
anūcānānavadyā ca guṇamukhyā guṇāvarā | advikā ca tathā somā miśrakeśī tvalambuṣā
វៃសម្បាយនៈបានទូលថា៖ នៅទីនោះក៏មាន អនូចានា, អនវទ្យា, គុណមុខ្យា, គុណាវរា, អទ្វិកា និង សោមា; ហើយដូចគ្នានោះ មាន មិស្រកេសី និង អលម្បុសា ផងដែរ។
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse is primarily a catalog of renowned celestial women (apsarases) rather than a direct moral injunction; its implicit emphasis is on recognizing established qualities (guṇa) and fame within the epic’s cosmic and genealogical framework.
Vaiśampāyana continues a list of named celestial women, adding several more figures in sequence; the passage functions as part of a broader descriptive enumeration within Adi Parva.