Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

ऋतुस्थला घृताची च विश्वाची पूर्वचित्त्यपि । उम्लोचेति च विख्याता प्रम्लोचेति च ता दश

Transliteration

ṛtusthalā ghṛtācī ca viśvācī pūrvacitty api | umloceti ca vikhyātā pramloceti ca tā daśa

Translation

Wika ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: “Kabilang sa kanila sina Ṛtusthalā, Ghṛtācī, at Viśvācī, gayundin si Pūrvacitti. At tanyag din sina Umlocā at Pramlocā—kaya’t ang sampung (makalangit na diwata) na ito ang pinangalanan dito.”

Word by Word

ऋतुस्थलाṚtusthalā (a nymph's name)

घृताचीGhṛtācī (a nymph's name)

चand

विश्वाचीViśvācī (a nymph's name)

पूर्वचित्त्याPūrvacitti (a nymph's name)

अपिalso

उम्लोचाUmlocā (a nymph's name)

इतिthus (so-called)

चand

विख्याताwell-known, famed

प्रम्लोचाPramlocā (a nymph's name)

इतिthus (so-called)

चand

ताthose (feminine)

दशten

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Ṛ

Ṛtusthalā

Ghṛtācī

Viśvācī

Pūrvacitti

Umlocā

Pramlocā

Apsarases (celestial nymphs)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes