Shloka 39

Description and Measurements of Śākadvīpa

with Oceans, Mountains, Varṣas, and Rivers

Devanagari script

एतदेव च श्रोतव्यं शाकद्वीपे महौजसि

Transliteration

etadeva ca śrotavyaṃ śākadvīpe mahaujasi

Translation

হে মহাতেজস্বী, শাকদ্বীপ সম্বন্ধে এটিও অবশ্যই শোনা উচিত।

Word by Word

• etat: this (thing)
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) / emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• śrotavyam: to be heard / should be listened to
• śrotavyam: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु) + tavya (तव्य-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Gerundive/obligative participle (तव्यत्-कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicative with 'etat'

• śāka-dvīpe: in Śākadvīpa
• śāka-dvīpe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāka (शाक प्रातिपदिक) + dvīpa (द्वीप प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'of Śāka' + 'island' → 'Śākadvīpa'

• mahā-ojasi: in the mighty/very powerful (region)
• mahā-ojasi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (महा अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + ojas (ओजस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) of 'ojas'; कर्मधारय: 'great' + 'splendour/energy' → 'in (a place/person) of great energy'; used as locative qualifier

Speaker

Uncertain (context needed; likely within the Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue tradition of the Padma Purāṇa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: etad+eva→etadeva; śāka+dvīpe→śākadvīpe; mahā+ojasi→mahaujasi; no further sandhi.

Characters & Entities

• Śākadvīpa

FAQs

What is Śākadvīpa in the Padma Purāṇa?

Śākadvīpa is one of the traditional Purāṇic “dvīpas” (cosmic continents) described in ancient Indian cosmography; this verse cues the listener to hear an account connected with that region.

Why does the verse emphasize “śrotavyam” (to be heard)?

Purāṇic teaching is often framed as śravaṇa (reverent listening). The word signals that what follows is meant to be received as authoritative sacred narration.

Who is addressed as “mahaujasi” here?

“Mahaujasi” means “O mighty one” and is a respectful address to the interlocutor; identifying the exact person requires the surrounding verses (speaker-listener context).