Shloka 93

Adhyaya 10 — Jaimini’s Questions on Birth, Death, Karma, and the Embodied Journey

Sanskrit

प्रयान्त्याशु विमानानि नानादिव्यास्त्रगुज्ज्वलाः ।

तस्माच्च प्रच्युता राज्ञामन्येषां च महात्मनाम् ॥

Transliteration

prayānty āśu vimānāni nānādivyāstragujjvalāḥ | tasmāc ca pracyutā rājñām anyeṣāṃ ca mahātmanām ||

Translation

ନାନା ଦିବ୍ୟ ମାଳା-ଅଲଙ୍କାରରେ ଦୀପ୍ତ ବିମାନଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଶୀଘ୍ର ଆସେ; ଏବଂ ସେହି ସ୍ୱର୍ଗସ୍ଥିତିରୁ ପୁଣ୍ୟ କ୍ଷୟ ହେଲେ ରାଜା ଓ ଅନ୍ୟ ମହାତ୍ମାମାନେ ପତିତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• प्रयान्ति: go forth, depart
• प्रयान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-yā (या धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; (पाठे प्रयान्त्याशु इति संधिः)

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• विमानानि: celestial chariots, aerial cars
• विमानानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• नानादिव्यास्त्रगुज्ज्वलाः: shining with various divine weapons
• नानादिव्यास्त्रगुज्ज्वलाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā + divya + astra + gujjvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (बहुपद): नानाविधैः दिव्यैः अस्त्रैः गुज्ज्वलाः = 'brilliant with various divine weapons'

• तस्मात्: from that, therefore
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; (तस्मात् + च)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रच्युताः: fallen away, departed
• प्रच्युताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-cyut (च्युत प्रातिपदिक; cyu (च्यु) धातु-क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'fallen/departed'

• राज्ञाम्: of kings
• राज्ञाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अन्येषाम्: of others
• अन्येषाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• महात्मनाम्: of great-souled (men)
• महात्मनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय: महान्तः आत्मानः येषाम्/महान् आत्मा = 'great-souled'

Speakers

• Pitā continuing instruction to Putra

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Karma (exhaustion of merit)
• Svarga is finite
• Cosmology
• Impermanence of heavenly rewards

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even exalted rewards are impermanent: svarga is enjoyed until puṇya is spent, after which descent occurs. This encourages pursuit of enduring aims (mokṣa) beyond merely accruing merit for pleasure.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Didactic karmaphala teaching; it intersects with cosmology (lokas) but is not a manvantara/genealogy passage here.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘vimāna’ motif can symbolize elevated states of consciousness gained by virtuous tendencies; ‘falling’ indicates the return of the jīva to embodied limitation when supportive causes are depleted.