Shloka 5

Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative

Devanagari script

तत्रादृश्यन्त गन्धर्वास्तथैवाप्सरसां गणा:

Transliteration

tatrādṛśyanta gandharvāstathaivāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Ở đó người ta thấy các Gandharva, và cũng thấy từng đoàn Apsara—những dấu hiệu của sự hiện diện cõi trời hiện ra giữa dòng biến cố, như nhắc rằng dẫu thế gian rung chuyển vì chiến tranh, các cảnh giới cao vẫn dõi theo và can dự theo trật tự của đạo lý vũ trụ.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• अदृश्यन्त: were seen / appeared
• अदृश्यन्त: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Atmanepada, 3rd person plural

• गन्धर्वाः: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• तथा: likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: indeclinable (adverb)

• एव: indeed / just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: indeclinable (particle)

• अप्सरसाम्: of the Apsarases
• अप्सरसाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस्
• Form: feminine, genitive, plural

• गणाः: groups / hosts
• गणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Gandharvas
• Apsarases

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that human conflict unfolds under a wider cosmic gaze: celestial beings appear as markers of a larger moral and metaphysical order (ṛta/dharma) that frames the consequences of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator reports a vision at the scene: Gandharvas and companies of Apsarases are seen there, indicating a supernatural or heavenly presence accompanying the events being described in this section of Śalya Parva.