Shloka 70

Devanagari script

महाप्रास्थानिके तद्वत्‌ सर्वकामगुणान्वितम्‌

Transliteration

mahāprāsthānike tadvad sarvakāmagunānvitam

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “In the Mahāprāsthānika episode as well, it was likewise described as endowed with every desirable quality and excellence.”

Word by Word

• महाप्रास्थानिके: in the (section called) Mahāprāsthānika (the Great Departure)
• महाप्रास्थानिके: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाप्रास्थानिक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तद्वत्: likewise; in the same manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत्

• सर्वकामगुणान्वितम्: endowed with all desired qualities
• सर्वकामगुणान्वितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वकामगुणान्वित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mahāprāsthānika (episode/section)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores continuity of moral evaluation: what is praised as ‘endowed with all excellences’ in the Great Departure context is affirmed again here, implying that true worth is measured by enduring virtues rather than transient power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana briefly links the present Svargārohaṇa narration to the earlier Mahāprāsthānika account, stating that the same description—‘possessed of all desirable qualities’—applies here as well.