Shloka 4
Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana
Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa
Devanagari script
गौरस्तु मध्यमे द्वीपे गिरिर्मान:शिलो महान् । पर्वत: पश्चिमे कृष्णो नारायणसखो नृप
Translation
Sañjaya said: “O lord of men, among those islands, on the middle island stands a very great mountain called Manaḥśilā, famed by the name ‘Gaura’. To its west is Mount ‘Kṛṣṇa’, which is especially dear to Nārāyaṇa.”
Word by Word
गौरःGaur (name of a mountain)
गौरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगौर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
मध्यमेin the middle
मध्यमे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootमध्यम
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
द्वीपेin the island/continent
द्वीपे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्वीप
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
गिरिःmountain
गिरिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मानःशिलःMānaḥśilā (name of a mountain)
मानःशिलः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमानःशिल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महान्great
महान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पर्वतःmountain
पर्वतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पश्चिमेin the west / on the western side
पश्चिमे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootपश्चिम
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
कृष्णःKṛṣṇa (name of a mountain)
कृष्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नारायणसखःfriend/dear to Nārāyaṇa
नारायणसखः:
TypeAdjective
Rootनारायण-सख
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नृपO king
नृप:
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
नरेश्वरO lord of men
नरेश्वर:
TypeNoun
Rootनरेश्वर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes