Shloka 48

Devanagari script

ततः सूर्यस्य भवने चन्द्रस्य भवने तथा

Transliteration

tataḥ sūryasya bhavane candrasya bhavane tathā

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം അവർ സൂര്യന്റെ ഭവനത്തിലേക്കും, അതുപോലെ ചന്ദ്രന്റെ ഭവനത്തിലേക്കും എത്തി.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter; from there
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पञ्चमी-तसिल्)

• सूर्यस्य: of the Sun
• सूर्यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• भवने: in the abode/house
• भवने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• चन्द्रस्य: of the Moon
• चन्द्रस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• भवने: in the abode/house
• भवने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise; also; in the same manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: अव्यय

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Sūrya
• Candra
• Sūrya-bhavana (abode of the Sun)
• Candra-bhavana (abode of the Moon)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.