Shloka 131

Devanagari script

अलका: सह गन्धर्वर्यक्षाश्ष॒ सह किन्नरैः

Transliteration

Alakāḥ saha gandharvaiḥ yakṣaiḥ saha kinnaraiḥ

Translation

阿罗迦（Alakā）——俱毗罗在北方著名的都城——与乾闼婆、夜叉、紧那罗同居其间；此句将叙事安置于神圣而超世的地理之中，在那里，繁荣与护持由奉行天职的诸天众生维系，而非人间社会所能比拟。

Word by Word

• अलका: Alakā-s (a class of beings / Alakā-people)
• अलका: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलका
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• गन्धर्वैः: with Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• यक्षैः: with Yakṣas
• यक्षैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• किन्नरैः: with Kinnaras
• किन्नरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: किन्नर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

धनद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhanada (Kubera)
• Alakā
• Gandharvas
• Yakṣas
• Kinnaras

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores a dharmic vision of cosmic order: realms have rightful guardians and attendants, and prosperity (Kubera’s domain) is sustained through disciplined stewardship by designated beings (Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Kinnaras).

What is happening in the narrative?

Kubera (Dhanada) is describing Alakā and its inhabitants, emphasizing that it is populated and attended by celestial classes—Gandharvas, Yakṣas, and Kinnaras—thereby marking the setting as a divine, protected domain.