Shloka 24

Devanagari script

जाम्बूनदमयं दिव्यं विमान हंसलक्षणम्‌

Transliteration

jāmbūnadamayaṃ divyaṃ vimānaṃ haṃsalakṣaṇam

Translation

ശുദ്ധ ജാംബൂനദ സ്വർണ്ണത്തിൽ നിർമ്മിതവും ഹംസലക്ഷണത്താൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയതുമായ ദിവ്യവിമാനം.

Word by Word

• जाम्बूनदमयम्: made of Jāmbūnada gold
• जाम्बूनदमयम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाम्बूनदमय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दिव्यम्: divine, celestial
• दिव्यम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विमानम्: aerial chariot, celestial car
• विमानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• हंसलक्षणम्: having the mark/appearance of a swan
• हंसलक्षणम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हंसलक्षण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• vimāna (celestial aerial car)
• Jāmbūnada (gold)
• haṃsa (swan emblem)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses vivid celestial imagery—golden, divine, swan-marked vimāna—to signal the idea of exalted reward and purity associated with righteous conduct (dharma). The swan emblem especially suggests refinement and discernment, implying that moral excellence is mirrored by elevated, luminous outcomes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is describing a divine conveyance: a heavenly vimāna made of Jāmbūnada gold and distinguished by a swan emblem. The line functions as a descriptive detail within a broader account of celestial honors or otherworldly attainments connected to virtue.