Shloka 38

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

Devanagari script

पद्मवर्णनिभं चैव विमानमधिरोहति । कृष्णा: कनकगोर्यश्व नार्य: श्यामास्तथापरा:

Transliteration

padmavarṇanibhaṃ caiva vimānam adhirohati | kṛṣṇāḥ kanakagauryaśva nāryaḥ śyāmās tathāparāḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“随后，他登上一乘天车，光辉灿然，宛如莲华之色。其周围侍从的女子肤色各异：或黧黑，或金白，或黝黯，结成华美的随从。”

Word by Word

• पद्मवर्णनिभम्: resembling the color of a lotus
• पद्मवर्णनिभम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म-वर्ण-निभ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• विमानम्: a celestial car/palace (vimāna)
• विमानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अधिरोहति: mounts/ascends
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-रुह्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कृष्णाः: dark-complexioned women
• कृष्णाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• कनकगौर्यः: golden-fair women
• कनकगौर्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कनक-गौरि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• अश्वनार्यः: women (named/associated with) Aśvā; or horse(-like/horse-associated) women
• अश्वनार्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व-नारी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• श्यामाः: dark women
• श्यामाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्यामा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: likewise/so also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अपराः: others
• अपराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपरा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• vimāna (celestial chariot/vehicle)
• padma (lotus)
• nāryaḥ (women/attendants)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse contributes to a broader ethical frame common in the Anuśāsana Parva: righteous conduct and accumulated merit are portrayed as leading to exalted states, symbolized here by ascent into a radiant celestial vehicle and an honored retinue.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a figure mounting a lotus-hued celestial vimāna, accompanied by women of various complexions, emphasizing splendor and the imagery of heavenly attainment.