Shloka 26
अभिमन्युविलापः (Abhimanyu-vilāpa) — Uttarā’s lament, observed and framed by Gandhārī
नूनमप्सरसां स्वर्गे मनांसि प्रमथिष्यसि । परमेण च रूपेण गिरा च स्मितपूर्वया,“निश्चय ही स्वर्गमें जाकर आप अपने सुन्दर रूप और मन्द मुसकानयुक्त मधुर वाणीके द्वारा वहाँकी अप्सराओंके मनको मथ डालेंगे
nūnam apsarasāṃ svarge manāṃsi pramathiṣyasi | parameṇa ca rūpeṇa girā ca smitapūrvayā |
Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: “Sesungguhnya, apabila engkau pergi ke syurga, engkau akan mengocak dan menggoncangkan hati para Apsara di sana—dengan keelokanmu yang tiada bandingan dan dengan tutur kata yang manis, didahului senyuman lembut.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the power of beauty and gentle speech to move minds, while—within the Strī-parvan’s mourning—also reminding the reader that such praise arises amid irreversible loss, sharpening the ethical contrast between human suffering and imagined heavenly reward.
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates a remark that the addressed person, upon reaching heaven, will captivate even the celestial Apsarases through exceptional beauty and smiling, sweet words—an image set against the broader backdrop of post-war lamentation in the Strī-parvan.