Shloka 103

Gṛdhra–Jambuka Saṃvāda (Dialogue of the Vulture and the Jackal) — On Grief, Kāla, and Resolve

Devanagari script

विमानस्थं सुकृतिभि: पूज्यमानं महात्मभि: । तदनन्तर उसने अपने पतिको देखा। वह विचित्र अंगद धारण किये विमानपर बैठा था और बहुत-से पुण्यात्मा महात्मा उसकी भूरि-भूरि प्रशंसा कर रहे थे

Transliteration

vimānasthaṃ sukṛtibhiḥ pūjyamānaṃ mahātmabhiḥ | tadanantaraṃ sā patim apaśyat | sa vicitrāṅgada-dhārī vimāne niṣaṇṇaḥ āsīt, bahubhiḥ puṇyātma-mahātmabhiḥ bhūri-bhūri praśasyamānaḥ ||

Translation

ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അതിനുശേഷം അവൾ തന്റെ ഭർത്താവിനെ കണ്ടു. വിചിത്രമായ അങ്കദങ്ങൾ ധരിച്ച് വിമാനംമേൽ ഇരുന്ന അവനെ പുണ്യവാന്മാരായ മഹാത്മാക്കൾ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും പ്രശംസിച്ച് പൂജിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• विमानस्थम्: seated/standing in an aerial car (vimāna)
• विमानस्थम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमान-स्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सुकृतिभिः: by the meritorious (persons)
• सुकृतिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकृतिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पूज्यमानम्: being honored/worshipped
• पूज्यमानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महात्मभिः: by great-souled ones
• महात्मभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• husband (unnamed)
• vimāna (celestial chariot)
• aṅgada (armlets)
• sukṛtins (meritorious persons)
• mahātmans (great-souled beings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage underscores the ethical idea that merit (sukṛti/puṇya) leads to honor and elevated states: a virtuous person is celebrated by other noble beings, suggesting karmic reward and social-spiritual recognition as fruits of dharmic conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a preceding event, a woman (implied by ‘she saw’) beholds her husband in a heavenly setting: he sits in a vimāna, splendidly adorned, while many virtuous great-souled beings honor and repeatedly praise him.