Shloka 463
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
Devanagari script
पजञ्चाशतं सहस्राणि वर्षाणां दिवि मोदते । वह हंस और सारसोंसे जुते हुए विमानद्वारा जाता है और पचास हजार वर्षोतक स्वर्गलोकमें सुख भोगता है
Transliteration
pañcāśataṃ sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ divi modate |
Translation
অঙ্গিরা বললেন—সে স্বর্গে পঞ্চাশ হাজার বছর আনন্দ ভোগ করে। হাঁস ও সারস-যুক্ত বিমানে চড়ে সে স্বর্গলোকে গিয়ে সেখানে পঞ্চাশ হাজার বছর সুখ উপভোগ করে।
Word by Word
पञ्चाशतंfifty
पञ्चाशतं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्चाशत्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सहस्राणिthousands
सहस्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
वर्षाणाम्of years
वर्षाणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ष
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
दिविin heaven
दिवि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
मोदतेrejoices/enjoys
मोदते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootमुद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
अंगियरा उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
AṅgirasS
Svarga (heaven)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches karmic recompense: dharmic merit results in heavenly reward, expressed here as a long duration of joy in Svarga.
Aṅgiras is describing the फल (result) of a virtuous act: the beneficiary attains heaven and enjoys there for fifty thousand years.