Shloka 45

Devanagari script

दिव्यॉल्लोकान्‌ विचरति दिव्यैर्भोगै: समन्वित: । विबुधानां प्रसादेन श्रिया परमया युत:

Transliteration

divyāṁl lokān vicarati divyair bhogaiḥ samanvitaḥ | vibudhānāṁ prasādena śriyā paramayā yutaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Ausgestattet mit himmlischen Genüssen wandelt er frei durch die göttlichen Welten; und durch die Gunst der Götter wird er des höchsten Glanzes und Wohlstands teilhaftig. Dieser Vers betont die ethische Sicht der Mahābhārata: Verdienste tragen Frucht über den Tod hinaus und gipfeln in strahlender Ehre, die durch göttliche Gnade verliehen wird.

Word by Word

• दिव्यान्: divine
• दिव्यान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• लोकान्: worlds/realms
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विचरति: wanders/moves about
• विचरति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चर्
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दिव्यैः: with divine
• दिव्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• भोगैः: enjoyments/pleasures
• भोगैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• समन्वितः: endowed/possessed (of)
• समन्वितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-अन्वि-इ (समन्वित)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विबुधानाम्: of the gods/wise beings
• विबुधानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• प्रसादेन: by grace/favor
• प्रसादेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रिया: with splendor/fortune
• श्रिया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• परमया: supreme/excellent
• परमया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• युतः: joined with/endowed with
• युतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (युत)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• divine worlds (divyāḥ lokāḥ)
• the gods (vibudhāḥ)
• Śrī (prosperity/splendor)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Merit (puṇya) culminates in posthumous elevation: the righteous person gains access to divine realms and experiences refined enjoyments, yet the verse also stresses that such glory is confirmed and intensified by the gods’ favor (prasāda), linking ethical action with grace.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes the blessed state of a virtuous soul after death: he traverses heavenly worlds, enjoying celestial pleasures, and is adorned with supreme splendor granted through the benevolence of the gods.