Shloka 32

Yuga-Lakṣaṇa and Varṣa-Pramāṇa Inquiry (युगलक्षण–वर्षप्रमाण–प्रश्न)

Devanagari script

सुकुमारी कुमारी च शीताशी वेणिका तथा । महानदी च कौरव्य तथा मणिजला नदी,कुरुनन्दन! भरतश्रेष्ठ! उस द्वीपमें सुकुमारी, कुमारी, शीताशी, वेणिका, महानदी, मणिजला तथा चक्षुर्वर्धनिका आदि पवित्र जलवाली नदियाँ बहती हैं

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | sukumārī kumārī ca śītāśī veṇikā tathā | mahānadī ca kauravya tathā maṇijalā nadī, kurunandana! bharataśreṣṭha! asmin dvīpe sukumārī, kumārī, śītāśī, veṇikā, mahānadī, maṇijalā tathā cakṣurvardhanikādayaḥ pavitrajalavāhinyo nadyo vahanti |

Translation

Sanjaya said: O descendant of Kuru, O joy of the Kurus, O best of the Bharatas—on that island flow rivers of sacred waters: Sukumārī, Kumārī, Śītāśī, Veṇikā, Mahānadī, Maṇijalā, and others such as Cakṣurvardhanikā.

Word by Word

सुकुमारीSukumārī (name of a river)

कुमारीKumārī (name of a river)

चand

शीताशीŚītāśī (name of a river)

वेणिकाVeṇikā (name of a river)

तथाalso/likewise

महानदीMahānadī (lit. great river; name of a river)

चand

कौरव्यO descendant of Kuru (O Kauravya)

तथाalso/likewise

मणिजलाMaṇijalā (lit. jewel-watered; name of a river)

नदीriver

कुरुनन्दनO joy of the Kurus

भरतश्रेष्ठO best of the Bharatas

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Kauravya (addressed listener in Kuru line)

Kurunandana (addressed listener)

Bharataśreṣṭha (addressed listener)

Dvīpa (island/continent)

Sukumārī river

Kumārī river

Śītāśī river

Veṇikā river

Mahānadī river

Maṇijalā river

Cakṣurvardhanikā river

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes