Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

अनूचानानवद्या च गुणमुख्या गुणावरा | अद्विका च तथा सोमा मिश्रकेशी त्वलम्बुषा

Transliteration

anūcānānavadyā ca guṇamukhyā guṇāvarā | advikā ca tathā somā miśrakeśī tvalambuṣā

Translation

ที่นั่นยังมี อนูจานา อนวัทยา คุณมุขยา คุณาวรา อัทวิกา และโสมา; อีกทั้ง มิศระเกศี และอลัมพุษา ด้วย

Word by Word

• अनूचानानवद्या: learned and blameless
• अनूचानानवद्या: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनूचाना-अनवद्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• गुणमुख्या: chief in virtues
• गुणमुख्या: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुणमुख्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गुणावरा: excellent in virtues
• गुणावरा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुणावर
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अद्विका: Advikā (proper name)
• अद्विका: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्विका
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• तथा: also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सोमा: Somā (proper name)
• सोमा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मिश्रकेशी: having mixed/variegated hair
• मिश्रकेशी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मिश्रकेशिन्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/and then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अलम्बुषा: Alambuṣā (proper name)
• अलम्बुषा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलम्बुषा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Anūcānā
• Anavadyā
• Guṇamukhyā
• Guṇāvarā
• Advikā
• Somā
• Miśrakeśī
• Alambuṣā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse is primarily a catalog of renowned celestial women (apsarases) rather than a direct moral injunction; its implicit emphasis is on recognizing established qualities (guṇa) and fame within the epic’s cosmic and genealogical framework.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a list of named celestial women, adding several more figures in sequence; the passage functions as part of a broader descriptive enumeration within Adi Parva.