Shloka 60

Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial

Devanagari script

तथैवाप्सरसो हृष्टा: सर्वालंकारभूषिता: । ननृतुर्वे महाभागा जगुश्वायतलोचना:,इसी प्रकार समस्त आभूषणोंसे विभूषित बड़े-बड़े नेत्रोंवाली परम सौभाग्यशालिनी अप्सराएँ भी हर्षोल्लासमें भरकर वहाँ नृत्य करने लगीं

Transliteration

tathaivāpsaraso hṛṣṭāḥ sarvālaṅkārabhūṣitāḥ | nanṛtur vai mahābhāgā jaguś cāyatālocanāḥ ||

Translation

ในทำนองเดียวกัน เหล่าอัปสราผู้เปรมปรีดิ์ ประดับด้วยเครื่องอลังการทั้งปวง ก็เริ่มร่ายรำ ณ ที่นั้น; นางฟ้าผู้มีดวงตายาวงามเหล่านั้นยังขับขานบทเพลงด้วย

Word by Word

तथाthus, in the same way

एवindeed, just

अप्सरसःapsarases (celestial nymphs)

हृष्टाःdelighted, thrilled

सर्वालंकारभूषिताःadorned with all ornaments

ननृतुःthey danced

वैindeed, surely

महाभागाःvery fortunate, highly blessed

जगुःthey sang

चand

आयतलोचनाःhaving long/large eyes

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Apsarases

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse is primarily descriptive rather than didactic: it presents celestial celebration—dance and song—as an emblem of auspiciousness and divine festivity, highlighting how joy and beauty are portrayed as signs of a favorable, elevated occasion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes the Apsarases, richly ornamented and delighted, beginning to dance and sing at the scene, intensifying the atmosphere of grandeur and celebration.