तेषामथ रणे व्योम्नि तिष्ठन्त्युत्कण्ठिताशयाः । शूरीभूतमहासत्त्वदयितोक्तिसुराङ्गनाः ॥ ३५ ॥
tēṣāmatha raṇē vyōmni tiṣṭhantyutkaṇṭhitāśayāḥ | śūrībhūtamahāsattvadayitōktisurāṅganāḥ || 35 ||
Translation
For such men the women of the gods wait in the sky above the battle, their hearts full of longing, calling "beloved" to the great souls who have become heroes.
Word by word
- tēṣām
- for such men
- atha
- then
- raṇē
- above the battle
- vyōmni
- in the sky
- tiṣṭhantya
- (tiṣṭhanti) wait
- utkaṇṭhita
- full of longing
- āśayāḥ
- their hearts
- śūrī
- heroes
- bhūta
- who have become
- mahāsattva
- to the great souls
- dayita
- "beloved"
- ukti
- calling
- sura
- of the gods
- aṅganāḥ
- the women
Meaning
Back to the scene. The apsarases of v. 14 wait only for the true heroes, already speaking to them as to their beloved. "Who have become heroes" (śūrībhūta): by dying in a righteous fight. The first commentary: they stand in the field and in the sky, eager, speaking dear words to the mighty ones who have become heroes.