Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरो दिव्यगन्धविभूषित: । दिव्याड्भदधरो नित्यं देवलोके महीयते

Transliteration

divyamālyāmbaradharo divyagandhavibhūṣitaḥ | divyāṅgadadharo nityaṃ devaloke mahīyate ||

Translation

毗舍婆耶那说道：他佩戴天界花鬘，身着天衣，涂抹并熏染神妙香气，臂戴光辉璀璨的臂钏，于诸神之界恒受尊崇。

Word by Word

• दिव्य: divine
• दिव्य: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• माल्या: with a garland
• माल्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्या (माल्य)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अम्बर: with garments/raiment
• अम्बर: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बर
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• धरः: wearing/bearing
• धरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृ (धारणे) + अ (ण्वुल्/अच्) → धर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दिव्य: divine
• दिव्य: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गन्ध: with fragrance
• गन्ध: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• विभूषितः: adorned
• विभूषितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + भूष् (अलङ्कारे) + क्त → विभूषित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दिव्य: divine
• दिव्य: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अङ्गद: with armlets
• अङ्गद: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• धरः: wearing/bearing
• धरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृ (धारणे) + अ (ण्वुल्/अच्) → धर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• देव: in the divine (realm)
• देव: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• महीयते: is honored/is revered
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (पूजायाम्) (आत्मनेपदम्)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Devaloka
• divine garlands (mālya)
• divine garments (ambara)
• divine fragrances/perfumes (gandha)
• aṅgada (armlets)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse conveys that the fruits of dharma manifest as honor and splendor in higher realms: ethical merit leads to elevated status, symbolized by divine ornaments and continual reverence in Devaloka.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a figure in the heavenly realm who is visibly marked by celestial attire, fragrance, and ornaments, and who is perpetually honored among the gods—an image of posthumous exaltation following a life aligned with dharma.