Shloka 48

Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana

Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa

Devanagari script

सर्वमुक्तं यथातत्त्वं तस्माच्छममवाप्रुहि । भारत! यहाँ सूर्यका प्रमाण बताया गया

Transliteration

sarvam uktaṁ yathā-tattvaṁ tasmāc chamaṁ avāpruhi | bhārata! yathā-uddiṣṭaṁ mayā prokte sa-nirmāṇam idaṁ jagat |

Translation

Sanjaya said: “I have stated everything exactly as it truly is; therefore, O Bharata, regain your calm. As I had indicated, I have described this universe together with its ordering and formation.”

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उक्तम्: has been said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• तत्त्वम्: the truth, reality
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• शमम्: calm, peace
• शमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवाप्नुहि: attain (you), obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (अव-आप्)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), Second, Singular, परस्मैपद

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhritarashtra (addressed as Bharata)
• Jagat (the universe/world)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sanjaya emphasizes truthful reporting (“as it really is”) and urges the listener to cultivate calmness after receiving a complete account—knowledge should lead to steadiness rather than agitation.

What is happening in the narrative?

After describing the structure and ordering of the world (cosmological matters in this section), Sanjaya concludes his explanation to Dhritarashtra and advises him to be at peace.