Shloka 19
Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana
Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa
Devanagari script
मैनाकात् परतो राजन् गोविन्दो गिरिरुत्तम: । गोविन्दात् परतो राजन् निबिडो नाम पर्वतः
Translation
Sañjaya said: “Beyond Maināka, O king, is Govinda, an excellent mountain; and beyond Govinda, O king, is a mountain named Nibida.”
Word by Word
मैनाकात्from (Mount) Maināka
मैनाकात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootमैनाक
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
परतःbeyond; further on
परतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरतस्
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
गोविन्दः(Mount) Govinda
गोविन्दः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगोविन्द
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गिरिःmountain
गिरिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उत्तमःexcellent; best
उत्तमः:
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गोविन्दात्from (Mount) Govinda
गोविन्दात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootगोविन्द
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
परतःbeyond; further on
परतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरतस्
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
निबिडःdense; compact (as a name: Nibiḍa)
निबिडः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिबिड
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नामby name; called
नाम:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम
पर्वतःmountain
पर्वतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
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Meter (Chandas)
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