Shloka 42

Adhyaya 49: जम्बूद्वीप-मेर्वादि-वर्षपर्वत-वन-सरः-रुद्रक्षेत्र-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

विकरो मणिशैलश् च वृक्षवांश्चाचलोत्तमः महानीलो ऽथ रुचकः सबिन्दुर्दर्दुरस् तथा

Transliteration

vikaro maṇiśailaś ca vṛkṣavāṃścācalottamaḥ mahānīlo 'tha rucakaḥ sabindurdarduras tathā

Translation

বিকৰ, মণিশৈল, বৃক্ষবান আৰু অচলোত্তম; তাৰপিছত মহানীল, ৰুচক, সবিন্দু আৰু দৰ্দুৰ—এইবোৰো (পবিত্ৰ নাম) কোৱা হৈছে।

Word by Word

• विकरः: the transformer, the one of manifold modifications

• मणिशैलः: jeweled mountain, gem-like peak (firm refuge)

• वृक्षवान्: possessed of trees, abiding in sacred trees/groves

• अचलोत्तमः: the सर्वोत्तम (supreme) among the unmoving, the highest immovable

• महानीलः: great dark-blue one

• रुचकः: radiant, shining, pleasing splendor

• सबिन्दुः: with bindu (seed-point), containing the subtle source

• दर्दुरः: firm/steadfast support, immovable foundation

Speaker

Suta Goswami