Shloka 4

Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)

Devanagari script

तमप्सरोगणाकीर्ण शान्तस्वननिनादितम्‌ | किन्नराणां सहसैश्व॒ भूड़जैस्तथैव च

Transliteration

tam apsarogaṇākīrṇaṃ śāntasvananināditam | kinnarāṇāṃ sahasraiś ca bhṛṅgaiś tathaiva ca ||

Translation

ସେହି ପର୍ବତପ୍ରଦେଶ ଅପ୍ସରାମାନଙ୍କ ଗଣରେ ପରିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଥିଲା ଓ ଶାନ୍ତ, ମଧୁର ଧ୍ୱନିରେ ନିନାଦିତ ହେଉଥିଲା। ସେଠାରେ ସହସ୍ର କିନ୍ନର ଥିଲେ, ଏବଂ ସେହିପରି ଭ୍ରମରମାନଙ୍କ ଝୁଣ୍ଡ ମଧ୍ୟ—ଯେନ ଶାନ୍ତିମୟ ମଧୁର ସମନ୍ୱୟ ସମଗ୍ର ସ୍ଥାନକୁ ଆବୃତ କରିଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• तम्: that (mountain/region)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अप्सरोगणाकीर्णम्: filled/crowded with hosts of Apsarases
• अप्सरोगणाकीर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्सरस् + गण + आकीर्ण
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शान्तस्वननिनादितम्: resounding with gentle/peaceful sounds
• शान्तस्वननिनादितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त + स्वन + निनादित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• किन्नराणाम्: of the Kinnaras
• किन्नराणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: किन्नर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सहस्रैः: by/with thousands
• सहस्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun (numeral)
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

• भृङ्गैः: with bees
• भृङ्गैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तथैव: just so/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा + एव

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• apsarogaṇa (apsarases)
• kinnarāḥ (kinnaras)
• bhṛṅgāḥ (bees)
• parvata (mountain/ पर्वत implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse implicitly contrasts the noise of conflict with the harmony of a dharmic, sanctified space: serenity, gentle speech/sound, and ordered beauty are presented as marks of auspiciousness and inner restraint—values central to Śānti Parva’s ethical vision.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is describing a mountain region (a sacred, idyllic setting) as being filled with apsarases and echoing with calm sounds, with kinnaras and bees present—building an atmosphere of peace and auspiciousness through sensory detail.