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

Bhīṣma nói: “Được trang sức bằng bảo sức thiên giới, ngực đầy, hông nở, họ làm vui lòng người yêu khi dạo bước trong thiên xa rực rỡ, chói lọi như mặt trời.”

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.