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Shloka 4

Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)

तमप्सरोगणाकीर्ण शान्तस्वननिनादितम्‌ | किन्नराणां सहसैश्व॒ भूड़जैस्तथैव च

tam apsarogaṇākīrṇaṃ śāntasvananināditam | kinnarāṇāṃ sahasraiś ca bhṛṅgaiś tathaiva ca ||

Bhīṣma nói: Miền núi ấy đông nghịt các đoàn apsarā, vang lên những âm thanh dịu nhẹ mang hơi thở an hòa. Nơi đó còn có hàng nghìn kinnarā, cùng những đàn ong rộn ràng—khiến cả vùng như thấm đẫm một hòa âm êm ngọt, tĩnh lặng, gợi nên một thế giới được sắp đặt bởi sự thanh bình chứ không phải bởi xung đột.

तम्that (mountain/region)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular
अप्सरोगणाकीर्णम्filled/crowded with hosts of Apsarases
अप्सरोगणाकीर्णम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअप्सरस् + गण + आकीर्ण
FormMasculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular
शान्तस्वननिनादितम्resounding with gentle/peaceful sounds
शान्तस्वननिनादितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशान्त + स्वन + निनादित
FormMasculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular
किन्नराणाम्of the Kinnaras
किन्नराणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकिन्नर
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
सहस्रैःby/with thousands
सहस्रैः:
Karana
TypeNoun (numeral)
Rootसहस्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भृङ्गैःwith bees
भृङ्गैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभृङ्ग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तथैवjust so/likewise
तथैव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा + एव
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
A
apsarogaṇa (apsarases)
K
kinnarāḥ (kinnaras)
B
bhṛṅgāḥ (bees)
P
parvata (mountain/ पर्वत implied by context)

Educational Q&A

The verse implicitly contrasts the noise of conflict with the harmony of a dharmic, sanctified space: serenity, gentle speech/sound, and ordered beauty are presented as marks of auspiciousness and inner restraint—values central to Śānti Parva’s ethical vision.

Bhīṣma is describing a mountain region (a sacred, idyllic setting) as being filled with apsarases and echoing with calm sounds, with kinnaras and bees present—building an atmosphere of peace and auspiciousness through sensory detail.