Shloka 51
Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa
Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island
Devanagari script
रक्षांसि वै हिमवति हेमकूटे तु गुह्का: । सर्पा नागाश्न निषधे गोकर्ण च तपोवनम्,हिमालयपर राक्षस, हेमकूटपर गुह्मक तथा निषधपर्वतपर सर्प और नाग निवास करते हैं। गोकर्ण तो तपोवन है
Transliteration
sañjaya uvāca | rakṣāṃsi vai himavati hemakūṭe tu guhyakāḥ | sarpā nāgāś ca niṣadhe gokarṇaṃ ca tapovanam ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “Indeed, on Himavat dwell the rākṣasas; on Hemakūṭa live the guhyakas; on Niṣadha reside serpents and nāgas. And Gokarṇa is a sacred grove of austerity—a tapovana—set apart for ascetic practice.”
Word by Word
रक्षांसिrakshasas/demons
रक्षांसि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
हिमवतिin Himavat (Himalaya)
हिमवति:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootहिमवत्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
हेमकूटेon/in Hemakūṭa (Golden-peak mountain)
हेमकूटे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootहेमकूट
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तुbut/and
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
गुह्यकाःguhyakas (yaksha-attendants of Kubera)
गुह्यकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगुह्यक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्पाःserpents
सर्पाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसर्प
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नागाःnāgas (serpent-beings)
नागाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनाग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
निषधेin/on Niṣadha (mountain)
निषधे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनिषध
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
गोकर्णम्Gokarṇa (place-name)
गोकर्णम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगोकर्ण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तपोवनम्a grove/forest of austerities (hermitage-forest)
तपोवनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतपोवन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaH
Himavat (Himālaya)H
HemakūṭaN
NiṣadhaG
GokarṇaR
RākṣasasG
GuhyakasS
Serpents (Sarpas)N
NāgasVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes