प्रहस्य भावगम्भीरं जिघ्रन्त्यात्मानमात्मना । कान्त्या ससर्ज भगवान् गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणान् ॥ ३८ ॥
prahasya bhava-gambhiram jighrantyatmanam atmana kantya sasarja bhagavan gandharvapsarasam ganan
- prahasya
- smiling
- bhava-gambhiram
- with a deep purpose
- jighrantya
- understanding
- atmanam
- himself
- atmana
- by himself
- kantya
- by his loveliness
- sasarja
- created
- bhagavan
- the worshipful Lord Brahma
- gandharva
- the celestial musicians
- apsarasam
- and of the heavenly dancing girls
- ganan
- the hosts of.
With a laugh full of deep significance, the worshipful Brahma then evolved by his own loveliness, which seemed to enjoy itself by itself, the hosts of Gandharvas and Apsaras.