Shloka 192

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

गवामयुतसाहस्रफलमाप्नोति मानवः । सोमलोके सगंधर्वैः किन्नराप्सरसांगणैः

Transliteration

gavāmayutasāhasraphalamāpnoti mānavaḥ | somaloke sagaṃdharvaiḥ kinnarāpsarasāṃgaṇaiḥ

Translation

انسان دس ہزار گایوں کے دان کے برابر ثواب پاتا ہے، اور سوم لوک میں گندھرووں، کنّروں اور اپسراؤں کے گروہوں کے ساتھ رہتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• गवाम्: of cows
• गवाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अयुत: ten-thousand
• अयुत: Visheshana (विशेषण/quantifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (numeral)

• साहस्र: thousand
• साहस्र: Visheshana (विशेषण/quantifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (numeral)

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• मानवः: a man, human
• मानवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सोमलोके: in the world of Soma
• सोमलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सोमस्य लोकः)

• स: together with
• स: Sahakari (सहकारी/associative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-पूर्वपद (with-)

• गन्धर्वैः: with Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वैः: Sahakarana (सहकरण/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• किन्नर: Kinnaras
• किन्नर: Sahakarana (सहकरण/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप)

• अप्सरसाम्: of Apsarases
• अप्सरसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप)

• गणैः: with groups
• गणैः: Sahakarana (सहकरण/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: गवामयुतसाहस्रफलम् → गवाम् + अयुत + साहस्र + फलम् (समाहार/संख्यापद-समुच्चय); फलमाप्नोति → फलम् + आप्नोति; सगंधर्वैः → स + गन्धर्वैः; किन्नराप्सरसांगणैः → किन्नर + अप्सरसाम् + गणैः (अप्सरसाम् + गणैः → अप्सरसांगणैः)

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Gandharvas
• Kinnaras
• Apsarases

FAQs

What does this verse say is the reward mentioned here?

It states that one gains merit equal to ten thousand cows and attains residence in Soma’s world, accompanied by celestial beings like Gandharvas, Kinnaras, and Apsarases.

Who are the Gandharvas, Kinnaras, and Apsarases in Purāṇic cosmology?

They are celestial classes of beings: Gandharvas are divine musicians, Kinnaras are semi-divine beings often linked with music and wonder, and Apsarases are celestial nymphs associated with heavenly courts.

What ethical or devotional idea is emphasized by this verse?

It highlights the Purāṇic principle that righteous acts (often charity and merit-producing conduct) yield tangible spiritual results, described as heavenly attainments and exalted company.