Shloka 120

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

Devanagari script

पीनस्तनोरुजघना दिव्याभरणभूषिता: । रमयन्ति मनःकान्ते विमाने सूर्यसंनिभे

Transliteration

pīnastanorujaghanā divyābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ | ramayanti manaḥ kānte vimāne sūryasaṃnibhe ||

Translation

ဘီရှ္မက ပြောသည်— «ဒေဝအလှဆင်တန်ဆာများဖြင့် တန်ဆာဆင်ထား၍ ရင်သားပြည့်ဝ၊ တင်ပါးကျယ်သော သူတို့သည် နေကဲ့သို့ တောက်ပသည့် ဒေဝဗိမာန်(ကောင်းကင်ယာဉ်)အတွင်း လှုပ်ရှားသွားလာရင်း ချစ်သူ၏ စိတ်ကို ပျော်ရွှင်စေကြ၏»။

Word by Word

• पीनस्तनोरुजघनाः: having full breasts, thighs, and hips
• पीनस्तनोरुजघनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीन-स्तन-ऊरु- जघन
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• दिव्याभरणभूषिताः: adorned with divine ornaments
• दिव्याभरणभूषिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य-आभरण-भूषित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• रमयन्ति: they delight / they please
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (रमयति)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada, Causative (णिजन्त)

• मनः: the mind
• मनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कान्ते: in the beloved (one)
• कान्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्त
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• विमाने: in the aerial car / palace
• विमाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सूर्यसंनिभे: like the sun / sun-bright
• सूर्यसंनिभे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य-संनिभ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• vimāna (celestial aerial car)
• sūrya (the sun)
• kānta (beloved)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse illustrates the idea of heavenly enjoyment as a fruit of merit: celestial beauty, adornment, and radiant conveyances are portrayed as rewards that please the mind, reinforcing the broader Anuśāsana-Parva theme that actions and virtues yield corresponding results.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is describing a heavenly scene: divine, ornamented women delight their beloved while moving in a sun-like radiant vimāna, as part of a larger discourse on the outcomes of dharma and accumulated merit.