Shloka 24

Adhyāya 32: Tāpasānāṃ Darśanaṃ — Ascetics Seek to Identify the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

ता: शीलगुणसम्पन्ना विमानस्था गतक्लमा: । सर्वा: सर्वगुणोपेता: स्वस्थानं प्रतिपेदिरे,शील और सदगुणसे सम्पन्न हुई वे सभी क्षत्रिय-बालाएँ समस्त सदगुणोंसे अलंकृत हो विमानपर बैठकर अपने-अपने योग्य स्थानको चली गयीं। उनका सारा कष्ट दूर हो गया

Transliteration

tāḥ śīlaguṇasampannā vimānasthā gataklamāḥ | sarvāḥ sarvaguṇopetāḥ svasthānaṃ pratipedire ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśaṃpāyana: Aquellas doncellas kṣatriyas, dotadas de buena conducta y nobles cualidades, subieron a carros celestiales. Libres de toda fatiga y adornadas con toda virtud, alcanzaron sus moradas propias: cada una llegó al estado que le correspondía, y todo sufrimiento quedó extinguido.

Word by Word

ताःthose (women)

शीलगुणसम्पन्नाःendowed with conduct and virtues

विमानस्थाःstanding/being in an aerial car

गतक्लमाःwhose fatigue was gone

सर्वाःall

सर्वगुणोपेताःpossessed of all virtues

स्वस्थानम्their own place

प्रतिपेदिरेthey reached/attained

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kṣatriya maidens (kṣatriya-bālāḥ)

vimāna (celestial chariot/vehicle)

svasthāna (their proper abodes)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores a moral logic central to the epic: śīla (upright conduct) and guṇa (virtues) lead to fitting outcomes. Those described as virtuous are relieved of suffering and attain their proper, deserved state—suggesting ethical character as a basis for post-suffering restoration and rightful destiny.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Kṣatriya maidens, now free from hardship, ascend vimānas (celestial vehicles) and depart to their respective destined abodes. The scene functions as a resolution: distress ends, and each person reaches an appropriate station.