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Shloka 64

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

काम्या शारद्वती चैव ननृतुस्तत्र सड्घश: । मेनका सहजन्या च कर्णिका पुज्जिकस्थला

kāmyā śāradvatī caiva nanṛtus tatra saṅghaśaḥ | menakā sahajanyā ca karṇikā puñjikāsthalā ||

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า—ที่นั่น เหล่าอัปสราเป็นหมู่คณะ ทั้งกามยาและศารทวตีร่ายรำ; และยังมี เมนกา สหชันยา กรรณิกา และปุญชิกาสถลา

काम्याKāmyā (a nymph)
काम्या:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाम्या
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
शारद्वतीŚāradvatī (a nymph)
शारद्वती:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशारद्वती
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/also
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
ननृतुःdanced
ननृतुः:
TypeVerb
Rootनृत्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
सङ्घशःin groups
सङ्घशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसङ्घशस्
मेनकाMenakā
मेनका:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमेनका
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सहजन्याSahajanyā (a nymph)
सहजन्या:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसहजन्या
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कर्णिकाKarṇikā (a nymph)
कर्णिका:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्णिका
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
पुज्जिकस्थलाPujjikāsthalā (a nymph)
पुज्जिकस्थला:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुज्जिकस्थला
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
K
Kāmyā
Ś
Śāradvatī
M
Menakā
S
Sahajanyā
K
Karṇikā
P
Puñjikāsthalā
A
Apsarases

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how sensory splendor—music and dance by apsarases—can enchant the mind; ethically, it points to the importance of inner discipline so that delight does not become distraction or moral lapse.

Vaiśaṃpāyana lists apsarases present at the scene, describing them dancing together in groups, thereby painting a vivid picture of a celestial or highly exalted gathering.