कुमारसम्भवम् (महाकवि कालिदास - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी अनुवाद)

( ५७ ) Major ), named after seven sages. Their names are— 1 मरीचि 2 अङ्गिरस् 3 अत्रि 4 पुलस्त्य 5 पुलह 6 क्रतु and 7 वशिष्ठ । They reside in heaven and are often described as taking bath and offering flowers to the gods in the holy waters of the heavenly Ganges. Cf ‘ अत्राभिषेकाय तपोधनानां सप्तर्षिहस्तोद्धृतहेमपद्माम् । प्रवर्त्तया- मास किलानसूया त्रिस्रोतसं त्र्यम्बकमौलिमालाम् । ’ रघुवंशम् १३.५१ । बलिः—पुष्पोपहारः an offering ( of flowers ). ‘ करोपहारयोः पुंसि बलिः ’ इत्यमरः । प्रहासिभिः ( प्र + √हस् + णिनिः ) प्रहसन्तीति i e, shining, resplendent The flowers of offerings on account of their white colour are poetically regarded as the smiles of the waters of the Ganges. Some books read प्रभासिभिः and some others प्रवाहिभिः in place of प्रहासिभिः । The former will mean ‘resplendent’ and the latter ‘carrying’ विकीर्ण .. प्रहासिभिः—विकीर्णैः सप्तर्षीणां बलिभिः प्रहसन्तीति विकीर्ण- सप्तर्षिबलिप्रहासीनि, तैः which are resplendent ( lit. laughing ) with the offerings of flowers scattered by the seven sages. दिवः—स्वर्गात् from the heaven. Ablative is used in the sense of अपादान ( separation ). The waters of the holy Ganges are described in mythological books as falling from the heaven. च्युतैः— ( √च्यु+क्तः ) पतितैः dropped. The two adjectives— विकीर्णसप्तर्षिबलिप्रहासिभिः and दिवश्च्युतैः are meant to indicate the holy character of the waters of the Ganges. This makes the contrast more effective. गाङ्गैः—