Shloka 26

Devanagari script

सोअन्तरिक्षचरान्‌ सिद्धान्‌ समपश्यत्‌ समाहितान्‌ । जैगीषव्यं च तै: सिद्धै: पूज्यमानमपश्यत

Transliteration

so 'ntarikṣacarān siddhān samapaśyat samāhitān | jaigīṣavyaṃ ca taiḥ siddhaiḥ pūjyamānam apaśyata ||

Translation

Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: Pagkaraan, nakita niya ang mga siddha—mga nilalang na ganap na nagkamit—na naglalakbay sa himpapawid, pawang payapa at nakalubog sa pagninilay; at sa gitna nila, nakita niya si Jaigīṣavya na iginagalang at sinasamba ng mismong mga siddha.

Word by Word

सःhe

अन्तरिक्षचरान्moving in the sky

सिद्धान्Siddhas (perfected beings)

समपश्यत्saw

समाहितान्collected, intent, composed

जैगीषव्यम्Jaigīṣavya (name of a sage)

चand

तैःby them

सिद्धैःby the Siddhas

पूज्यमानम्being honored/worshipped

अपश्यत्saw

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Siddhas

Jaigīṣavya

Antarikṣa (mid-air/sky)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that true honor arises from inner steadiness (samāhita) and realized spiritual excellence (siddhi). Even in a world dominated by conflict and power, dharmic culture recognizes and venerates authentic ascetic attainment.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a vision: celestial siddhas moving through the sky, absorbed in concentration, and Jaigīṣavya among them receiving worship from those siddhas—signaling the presence and authority of higher spiritual beings within the episode.