Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

अप्सरोगणसंकीर्ण विमानं लभते महत्‌ | प्रहृष्ट: स तु देवैश्व दिवं याति समाहित:

Transliteration

apsarogaṇasaṅkīrṇaṁ vimānaṁ labhate mahat | prahṛṣṭaḥ sa tu devaiś ca divaṁ yāti samāhitaḥ ||

Translation

毗舍婆耶那说道：他获得一乘宏大的天车，其中充满阿普萨罗（天女）之众。其人欢喜，心神收摄，与诸天同往天界。

Word by Word

• अप्सरोगणसंकीर्णम्: filled with groups of Apsarases
• अप्सरोगणसंकीर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्सरोगणसंकीर्ण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विमानम्: celestial chariot/vehicle
• विमानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रहृष्टः: delighted
• प्रहृष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: indeed/but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• देवैः: with the gods
• देवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• दिवम्: to heaven
• दिवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/दिव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• याति: goes
• याति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• समाहितः: composed/collected (in mind)
• समाहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• apsarās
• vimāna
• devas
• diva (svarga/heaven)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That timely and sincere generosity—especially satisfying worthy recipients—produces great spiritual merit, likened to the fruit of an Agniṣṭoma sacrifice, culminating in heavenly attainment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the reward of a meritorious person: a magnificent vimāna filled with apsarās appears, and the person, joyful and composed, proceeds to heaven in the company of the gods.