SanskritIASTMeaning
तथा एव अप्सरसः राजन्tathā eva apsarasaḥ rājanso too the apsaras, O king,
गन्धर्वाः च मनोरमाःgandharvāḥ ca manoramāḥand the enchanting gandharvas,
नृत्य-वादित्र-गीतैः चnṛtya-vāditra-gītaiḥ cawith dance, music, song
हास्यैः च विविधैः अपिhāsyaiḥ ca vividhaiḥ apiand jests of every kind
रमयन्ति स्म नृपतेramayanti sma nṛpatedelight, O lord of men,
देव-राजम् शतक्रतुम्deva-rājam śatakratumthe king of the gods, Shatakratu;
स्तुतिभिः मङ्गलैः च एवstutibhiḥ maṅgalaiḥ ca evawith hymns and benedictions,
स्तुवन्तः कर्मभिः तथाstuvantaḥ karmabhiḥ tathāpraising his deeds
विक्रमैः च महात्मानम्vikramaiḥ ca mahātmānamand his valor, the great-souled one,
बल-वृत्र-निषूदनम्bala-vṛtra-niṣūdanamwho slew Bala and Vritra;
तथैवाप्सरसोtathaivāpsarasooriginal form "tathaivāpsaraso", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गन्धर्वाश्gandharvāśoriginal form "gandharvāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नृत्यवादित्रगीतैश्nṛtyavāditragītaiśoriginal form "nṛtyavāditragītaiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हास्यैश्hāsyaiśoriginal form "hāsyaiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विविधैर्vividhairoriginal form "vividhair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
देवराजंdevarājaṃoriginal form "devarājaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्तुतिभिर्stutibhiroriginal form "stutibhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मङ्गलैश्maṅgalaiśoriginal form "maṅgalaiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कर्मभिस्karmabhisoriginal form "karmabhis", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विक्रमैश्vikramaiśoriginal form "vikramaiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महात्मानंmahātmānaṃoriginal form "mahātmānaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलवृत्रनिषूदनम्balavṛtraniṣūdanamoriginal form "balavṛtraniṣūdanam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here even celestial merriment turns into the glorification of valor. It is significant that the song and dance of the apsaras are not empty, but celebrate deeds and prowess: art in the celestial world serves to praise the worthy. Thus the scripture shows that even delight there is turned toward the exalted; and next come the seers who arrive and depart.