Shloka 49

Tapovana-praveśaḥ — The King’s Entry into the Sacred Grove and Vision of the Āśrama

Devanagari script

तथैव स समानीय गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणान्‌ | उवाच भगवान्‌ सर्वानिदं वचनमर्थवत्‌,इसी प्रकार भगवान्‌ ब्रह्माने सम्पूर्ण गन्धरवों और अप्सराओंको भी बुलाकर यह अर्थसाधक वचन कहा

Transliteration

tathaiva sa samānīya gandharvāpsarasāṁ gaṇān | uvāca bhagavān sarvān idaṁ vacanam arthavat ||

Translation

同样地，他又召集了乾闼婆与阿普萨罗的众群。于是世尊以切中要旨、意味深长之言，告诫众人。

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समानीय: having brought/assembled
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-नी (नी)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• गन्धर्वाप्सरसाम्: of the Gandharvas and Apsarases
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व + अप्सरस्
• Form: Masculine+Feminine (collective), Genitive, Plural

• गणान्: groups, hosts
• गणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• उवाच: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भगवान्: the blessed/lordly one
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वान्: all (of them)
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचनम्: speech, statement
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अर्थवत्: meaningful, significant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थवत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (divine lord, contextually Brahmā)
• Gandharvas
• Apsarases

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that divine speech is not mere narration but is 'arthavat'—aimed at a concrete purpose: guiding beings toward proper conduct and sustaining harmony in the cosmic and social order (dharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

After previously gathering others, the divine figure (identified in the given context as Brahmā) also convenes the assembled Gandharvas and Apsarases and prepares to deliver an important, purposeful instruction to them.