Shloka 108
Devanagari script
तस्मिन् विप्रे गते स्वर्ग ससुते सस्नुषे तदा
Transliteration
tasmin vipre gate svargaṃ sasute sasnuṣe tadā
Translation
ആ വിപ്രൻ സ്വർഗത്തിലേക്ക് പോയശേഷം, അപ്പോൾ—മകനും മരുമകളും കൂടെ—(അടുത്ത സംഭവമുണ്ടായി).
Word by Word
तस्मिन्in that (time/place)
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
विप्रेin/when the brahmin
विप्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
गतेhaving gone / when (he) had gone
गते:
Adhikarana
TypeParticiple
Rootगम्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
स्वर्गम्to heaven
स्वर्गम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्ग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ससुतेtogether with (his) son
ससुते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootस + सुत
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
सस्नुषेtogether with (his) daughter-in-law
सस्नुषे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootस + स्नुषा
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
Speaker
श्षशुर उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
vipra (brāhmaṇa)S
svarga (heaven)S
suta (son)S
snuṣā (daughter-in-law)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moral transition: after the departure of a righteous brāhmaṇa to heaven, the remaining family members stand at a moment where their subsequent actions will carry ethical consequence, highlighting the dharmic gravity of conduct after an elder’s passing.
The speaker notes the time immediately after a brāhmaṇa has gone to heaven; the mention of the son and daughter-in-law indicates the household context and sets up the next event or decision that unfolds among those left behind.