Shloka 3

अलम्बुस-वधः

The Neutralization of Alambusa

Devanagari script

नर्तकाश्चाप्यनृत्यन्त जगुर्गीतानि गायका: । कुरुवंशस्तवार्थानि मधुरं रक्तकण्ठिन:,नर्तक नाचने और रागयुक्त कण्ठवाले गायक कुरुकुलकी स्तुतिसे युक्त मधुर गीत गाने लगे

Transliteration

nartakāś cāpy anṛtyanta jagur gītāni gāyakāḥ | kuruvaṁśas tavārthāni madhuraṁ raktakaṇṭhinaḥ ||

Translation

ନର୍ତ୍ତକମାନେ ନୃତ୍ୟ କରିବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲେ, ଏବଂ ରାଗରଞ୍ଜିତ କଣ୍ଠବାନ ଗାୟକମାନେ କୁରୁବଂଶର ସ୍ତୁତିସହିତ ମଧୁର ଗୀତ ଗାଇଲେ—ଯେଉଁଥିରେ ଆପଣଙ୍କ (ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରଙ୍କ) ଯଶ ମଧ୍ୟ ଗାୟିତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

• नर्तकाः: dancers
• नर्तकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्तक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अनृत्यन्त: danced
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Plural

• जगुः: sang
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै
• Form: Perfect (Lit), Third, Plural

• गीतानि: songs
• गीतानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• गायकाः: singers
• गायकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कुरुवंशः: the Kuru lineage
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुवंश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अर्थानि: themes/subjects (matters)
• अर्थानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• मधुरम्: sweetly; sweet
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रक्तकण्ठिनः: having reddened/impassioned throats (melodious-voiced)
• रक्तकण्ठिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्तकण्ठिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'tava')
• Kuruvaṁśa (Kuru dynasty)
• nartakāḥ (dancers)
• gāyakāḥ (singers)
• gītāni (songs)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how royal courts employ art—dance and song—to glorify lineage and authority. Ethically, it points to the power of praise and spectacle to shape perception, sometimes masking the harsher realities surrounding kingship and war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that performers at court begin dancing and singing melodious, rāga-colored songs that extol the Kuru line and offer praise directed to the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra).