Shloka 36

Qualities of the Five Great Elements; Description of Sudarśana-dvīpa and Mount Meru

Devanagari script

अप्सरोगणसंयुक्ताः शैले क्रीडंति सर्वदा । तत्र ब्रह्मा च रुद्रश्च शक्रश्चापि सुरेश्वरः

Transliteration

apsarogaṇasaṃyuktāḥ śaile krīḍaṃti sarvadā | tatra brahmā ca rudraśca śakraścāpi sureśvaraḥ

Translation

ومع جموع الأبساراس يلهون على الجبل دائمًا. وهناك أيضًا برهما ورودرا، وكذلك شاكرا (إندرا)، ربُّ الديفا.

Word by Word

• अप्सरः-गण-संयुक्ताः: accompanied by groups of Apsarases
• अप्सरः-गण-संयुक्ताः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त; सम्+√युज्, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘संयुक्त’ = joined/associated; तत्पुरुष-समास (associated with groups of Apsarases)

• शैले: on the mountain
• शैले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्रीडन्ति: they play
• क्रीडन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kala (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार-अव्यय (also/even particle)

• सुर-ईश्वरः: the lord of the gods
• सुर-ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास (lord of the gods)

Speaker

Narrator (context not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: अप्सरोगणसंयुक्ताः = अप्सरः + गण + संयुक्ताः; शक्रश्चापि = शक्रः + च + अपि; सुरेश्वरः = सुर + ईश्वरः

Characters & Entities

• Apsarās
• Brahmā
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Śakra (Indra)
• Sureśvara (lord of the gods)

FAQs

What scene is being described in this verse?

A heavenly setting where Apsarās and divine beings are said to sport on a mountain, with major deities like Brahmā, Rudra, and Indra also present.

Why are Brahmā, Rudra, and Indra listed together?

The grouping emphasizes the presence of top-tier cosmic authorities—creator (Brahmā), destroyer/transformer (Rudra), and king of the gods (Indra)—to mark the place as supremely divine.

What is the ethical or spiritual takeaway from the verse?

It highlights the Purāṇic vision of an ordered cosmos where different classes of beings (Apsarās, devas, great gods) occupy their roles, encouraging reverence for divine order and sacred spaces.