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Shloka 67

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

कलहंसविनिर्धोषैर्नूपुराणां च नि:स्वनै: । काज्चीनां च समुत्कर्षस्तत्र तत्र निबोध्यते,वह सो जानेपर कलहंसोंके कलरवों, नूपुरोंकी मधुर झनकारों तथा काउ्चीकी मनोहर ध्वनियोंद्वारा जगाया जाता है

kala-haṃsa-vinirghoṣair nūpurāṇāṃ ca niḥsvanaiḥ | kāñcīnāṃ ca samutkarṣas tatra tatra nibodhyate ||

Bhīṣma nói: Ở nơi ấy, hết lần này đến lần khác, người ta nhận ra sự náo động rộn ràng—bị đánh thức bởi tiếng kêu của đàn thiên nga kala-haṃsa, bởi tiếng leng keng ngọt ngào của vòng chân, và bởi âm vang duyên dáng của đai lưng các thiếu nữ.

कलहंसof the (sweet-crying) swans
कलहंस:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकलहंस
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
विनिर्धोषैःby the loud calls/sounds
विनिर्धोषैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविनिर्धोष
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
नूपुराणाम्of anklets
नूपुराणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनूपुर
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
निःस्वनैःby the jingling sounds
निःस्वनैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनिःस्वन
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
काञ्चीनाम्of girdles
काञ्चीनाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकाञ्ची
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
समुत्कर्षःthe rising/peaking (of sound), loudness
समुत्कर्षः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसमुत्कर्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
तत्रhere and there
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
निबोध्यतेis perceived/understood
निबोध्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootनि+बुध्
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
K
kala-haṃsa (swans)
N
nūpura (anklets)
K
kāñcī (girdle/waist-ornament)

Educational Q&A

The verse uses auspicious, refined sounds (swans and ornaments) to evoke an ordered, cultured setting—supporting the Anuśāsana Parva’s broader ethical atmosphere where dharma is taught amid ideals of harmony, restraint, and civilized conduct.

Bhīṣma is describing a scene where people become repeatedly aware of lively movement and awakening, signaled by the calls of kala-haṃsa swans and the melodious jingling of anklets and girdles—an evocative sensory detail within his ongoing discourse.