Shloka 54
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
Devanagari script
अचिन्त्यं मनसाप्यन्यै: सरोभि: समलंकृतम् । विशालैश्वाग्निशरणैर्भूषितं कुसुमावृतै:
Translation
That mountain region possessed a beauty beyond imagining—such as others could not grasp even in thought. It was adorned with many lakes, and made splendid by vast agni-śālās, halls of the sacred fire, draped over with flowers.
Word by Word
अचिन्त्यम्inconceivable
अचिन्त्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअचिन्त्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मनसाby the mind
मनसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
अपिeven
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अन्यैःby others
अन्यैः:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सरोभिःwith lakes
सरोभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसरस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
समलङ्कृतम्adorned
समलङ्कृतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-√अलङ्कृ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विशालैःwith large (ones)
विशालैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootविशाल
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
अग्निशरणैःwith fire-shelters / fire-halls
अग्निशरणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्निशरण
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
भूषितम्ornamented
भूषितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Root√भूष्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कुसुमावृतैःcovered with flowers
कुसुमावृतैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootकुसुमावृत
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
वासुदेव उवाच
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes