Shloka 46
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
Devanagari script
हंससारसयुक्तेन विमानेन स गच्छति
Transliteration
haṃsasārasayuktena vimānena sa gacchati
Translation
アンギラスは言った。「彼は白鳥と鶴を轭とする天の車に乗って進む。」それは功徳より生じた高貴な昇りゆきを示す譬えであり、ただの肉身の旅ではない。
Word by Word
हंससारसयुक्तेनby/with (one) yoked with swans and cranes
हंससारसयुक्तेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootहंससारसयुक्त
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
विमानेनby/with an aerial car (vimāna)
विमानेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविमान
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गच्छतिgoes
गच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular
Speaker
अंगियरा उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
Aṅgiras (speaker)V
vimāna (celestial chariot)H
haṃsa (swans)S
sārasa (cranes)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the imagery of a divine chariot drawn by auspicious birds to convey that righteous conduct and accumulated merit culminate in an elevated course of life (or post-life), marked by honor, purity, and a higher destination.
Aṅgiras describes the mode of travel/attainment of a certain person: he goes in a splendid vimāna harnessed with swans and cranes, a conventional epic sign of celestial favor and the fruition of virtue.