Shloka 48
Devanagari script
ततः सूर्यस्य भवने चन्द्रस्य भवने तथा
Transliteration
tataḥ sūryasya bhavane candrasya bhavane tathā
Translation
それから彼らは太陽の宮へ、また同じく月の宮へと至った—天界の諸領域をしかるべき順序に従って進みゆく。正しき行いの果は、衆生をより高き位へと導くからである。
Word by Word
ततःthen; thereafter; from there
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (पञ्चमी-तसिल्)
सूर्यस्यof the Sun
सूर्यस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
भवनेin the abode/house
भवने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभवन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
चन्द्रस्यof the Moon
चन्द्रस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootचन्द्र
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
भवनेin the abode/house
भवने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभवन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
तथाlikewise; also; in the same manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Formअव्यय
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaS
SūryaC
CandraS
Sūrya-bhavana (abode of the Sun)C
Candra-bhavana (abode of the Moon)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the idea that the cosmos is morally structured: righteous action (dharma) bears fruit as orderly ascent through higher realms, symbolized by reaching the abodes of the Sun and Moon.
Vaiśampāyana describes the onward movement through heaven: the travelers proceed to the Sun’s abode and similarly to the Moon’s abode, marking successive stages in a celestial journey.