Shloka 7

धनंजयस्य आश्वासनम्

Dhanaṃjaya’s Reassurance and the Opening Engagement

Devanagari script

तत: कामगमं दिव्यं सर्वरत्नविभूषितम्‌ । विमान देवराजस्य शुशुभे खेचरं तदा

Transliteration

tataḥ kāmagamaṃ divyaṃ sarvaratnavibhūṣitam | vimānaṃ devarājasya śuśubhe khecaraṃ tadā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Rồi giữa những xa giá trên không ấy, vimāna lướt trời của Indra—vua các chư thần—rực rỡ hơn cả. Đó là cỗ xe thần diệu chuyển động theo ý muốn, trang sức bằng mọi loại châu báu—một hình ảnh của uy quyền thiên giới và sức mạnh ung dung đi kèm công đức thần thánh.”

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)

• कामगमम्: moving at will
• कामगमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वरत्नविभूषितम्: adorned with all kinds of gems
• सर्वरत्नविभूषितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वरत्नविभूषित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विमानम्: the aerial car, chariot
• विमानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• देवराजस्य: of the king of gods (Indra)
• देवराजस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• शुशुभे: shone, was splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• खेचरम्: moving in the sky, sky-going
• खेचरम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खेचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Indra (Devarāja)
• vimāna (celestial aerial chariot)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses Indra’s wish-moving, jewel-adorned vimāna as a symbol of divine sovereignty and the fruits of merit: true power and radiance are portrayed as arising from a higher order (dharma and puṇya), not merely from human effort.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a scene featuring celestial vehicles; among them, Indra’s sky-ranging vimāna stands out as the most splendid, characterized by its ability to move at will and its rich jewel adornment.