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

ထိုနေရာ၌ပင် တောက်ပလင်းလက်သော အပ္ဆရာတို့လည်း ရှိနေကြ၏—အချိန်မရွေး သတိမလျော့ဘဲ မပင်ပန်းမနွမ်းနယ်—ထိုမြင်ကွင်းကို အစဉ်အမြဲ စောင့်ကြည့်ကာ အမှုထမ်းလျက်၊ စစ်ပွဲ၏ အဖြစ်အပျက်များအပေါ် သာယာသော်လည်း အလွန်အမင်း အလောကီမဟုတ်သော တိတ်ဆိတ်ခမ်းနားသည့် လေထုကို ပိုမိုထူထဲစေသည်။

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: Avyaya (locative adverb)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya (conjunction)

• अप्सरसः: Apsarases (celestial nymphs)
• अप्सरसः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस्
• Form: Feminine, nominative, plural

• शुभ्राः: bright, radiant, fair
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र
• Form: Feminine, nominative, plural

• नित्यकालम्: always, at all times
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यकाल
• Form: Avyayibhava usage (accusative of time as adverb): 'always/at all times'

• अतन्द्रिताः: unwearied, untiring, vigilant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतन्द्रित
• Form: Feminine, nominative, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Apsarases

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.