Shloka 40
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
Devanagari script
दशवर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गे च स महीयते
Transliteration
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi svarge ca sa mahīyate
Translation
ਅੰਗਿਰਾ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਉਹ ਸਵਰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਦਸ ਹਜ਼ਾਰ ਵਰ੍ਹਿਆਂ ਤੱਕ ਆਦਰ ਪਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
दशवर्षसहस्राणिten thousand years (as duration)
दशवर्षसहस्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदशवर्षसहस्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
स्वर्गेin heaven
स्वर्गे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्ग
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महीयतेis honored / is glorified
महीयते:
TypeVerb
Rootमह्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive/Reflexive (Ātmanepada usage)
Speaker
अंगियरा उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
AṅgirasS
Svarga (heaven)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
That dharmic conduct bears lasting fruit: the doer gains prolonged honor in Svarga, illustrating the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on moral causality (karma) and the enduring value of righteous action.
Aṅgiras is describing the consequence of a previously mentioned virtuous deed or discipline, stating that the person attains heaven and is revered there for ten thousand years, reinforcing the link between ethical action and posthumous reward.