सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वगणविद्याधरान्वितम् । शूरग्रहणसंरब्धस्वर्गलोकाप्सरोवृतम् ॥ १४ ॥
siddhacāraṇagandharvagaṇavidyādharānvitam | śūragrahaṇasaṁrabdhasvargalōkāpsarōvṛtam || 14 ||
Translation
full of siddhas, cāraṇas, hosts of gandharvas and vidyādharas, and surrounded by the apsarases of heaven, eager to claim the heroes;
Word by word
- siddha
- siddhas
- cāraṇa
- cāraṇas
- gandharva
- gandharvas
- gaṇa
- hosts
- vidyādhara
- vidyādharas
- anvitam
- full of
- śūra
- the heroes
- grahaṇa
- to claim
- saṁrabdha
- eager
- svarga
- of heaven
- lōka
- the world
- apsarō
- (apsaraḥ) by the apsarases
- vṛtam
- surrounded
Meaning
The celestial beings: siddhas (the perfected), cāraṇas (heavenly bards), gandharvas (musicians), vidyādharas (holders of magic lore). The apsarases have the most at stake: by old belief, a hero who falls in battle is carried to heaven and welcomed by them. They are "eager to claim" (grahaṇa-saṃrabdha), each waiting for the warrior she will choose. Rāma's question in v. 23 is about these heroes.