Shloka 61
Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana
The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint
Devanagari script
ययुर्देवा यथाकामं गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा
Transliteration
yayur devā yathākāmaṃ gandharvāpsarasas tathā
Translation
แล้วเหล่าเทพก็เสด็จจากไปตามปรารถนา; ฝ่ายคนธรรพ์และอัปสราก็จากไปตามทางของตนเช่นกัน
Word by Word
ययुःwent
ययुः:
TypeVerb
Rootया (गत्यर्थे)
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
यथाas, according to
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
कामम्desire; wish
कामम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
गन्धर्वाःthe Gandharvas
गन्धर्वाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अप्सरसःthe Apsarases
अप्सरसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअप्सरस्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
तथाlikewise, so too
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
द
देवाः (Devāḥ)ग
गन्धर्वाः (Gandharvāḥ)अ
अप्सरसः (Apsarasaḥ)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights orderly withdrawal after a task is complete: even exalted beings act without attachment, moving on 'as they wish' within the bounds of cosmic propriety—an implicit model of restraint and dharmic closure.
Vāyudeva states that the gods, along with the Gandharvas and Apsarases, depart at will—signaling that a particular celestial visitation or intervention has concluded and the scene returns to the human sphere.