Shloka 103

Gṛdhra–Jambuka Saṃvāda (Dialogue of the Vulture and the Jackal) — On Grief, Kāla, and Resolve

Devanagari script

विमानस्थं सुकृतिभि: पूज्यमानं महात्मभि: । तदनन्तर उसने अपने पतिको देखा। वह विचित्र अंगद धारण किये विमानपर बैठा था और बहुत-से पुण्यात्मा महात्मा उसकी भूरि-भूरि प्रशंसा कर रहे थे

Transliteration

vimānasthaṃ sukṛtibhiḥ pūjyamānaṃ mahātmabhiḥ | tadanantaraṃ sā patim apaśyat | sa vicitrāṅgada-dhārī vimāne niṣaṇṇaḥ āsīt, bahubhiḥ puṇyātma-mahātmabhiḥ bhūri-bhūri praśasyamānaḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: “Rồi nàng trông thấy chồng mình. Ngồi trên cỗ xe trời, đeo những vòng tay kỳ diệu, chàng được những bậc có công đức tôn kính và các bậc đại hồn ca ngợi hết lần này đến lần khác.”

Word by Word

• विमानस्थम्: seated/standing in an aerial car (vimāna)
• विमानस्थम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमान-स्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सुकृतिभिः: by the meritorious (persons)
• सुकृतिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकृतिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पूज्यमानम्: being honored/worshipped
• पूज्यमानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महात्मभिः: by great-souled ones
• महात्मभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• husband (unnamed)
• vimāna (celestial chariot)
• aṅgada (armlets)
• sukṛtins (meritorious persons)
• mahātmans (great-souled beings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage underscores the ethical idea that merit (sukṛti/puṇya) leads to honor and elevated states: a virtuous person is celebrated by other noble beings, suggesting karmic reward and social-spiritual recognition as fruits of dharmic conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a preceding event, a woman (implied by ‘she saw’) beholds her husband in a heavenly setting: he sits in a vimāna, splendidly adorned, while many virtuous great-souled beings honor and repeatedly praise him.