Shloka 17

Devanagari script

सर्वरत्नशतै: पूर्णा पताकाशतमालिनीम्‌ । ग्राम्यारण्यै: पशुगणै: सम्पूर्णां च महीमिमाम्‌

Transliteration

sarvaratnaśataiḥ pūrṇā patākāśatamālinīm | grāmyāraṇyaiḥ paśugaṇaiḥ sampūrṇāṃ ca mahīm imām ||

Translation

Nārada said: “This land is filled with hundreds of every kind of jewel, adorned with garlands of a hundred banners, and made complete with herds of animals—both domesticated and those of the forests.”

Word by Word

• सर्वरत्नशतैः: with hundreds of all kinds of jewels
• सर्वरत्नशतैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वरत्नशत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• पूर्णा: filled, full
• पूर्णा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पताकाशतमालिनीम्: adorned with hundreds of banners
• पताकाशतमालिनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पताकाशतमालिनी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• ग्राम्य: domestic (village-bred)
• ग्राम्य: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्राम्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आरण्यैः: wild (forest-dwelling)
• आरण्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आरण्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पशुगणैः: with herds of animals
• पशुगणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशुगण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सम्पूर्णाम्: completely filled, abundant
• सम्पूर्णाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महीम्: the earth, land
• महीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• mahī (the land/earth)
• ratna (jewels)
• patākā (banners/flags)
• paśugaṇa (herds of animals)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ideal of a flourishing realm—abundant in resources, symbols of sovereignty (banners), and livestock—implying that prosperity and orderly governance are recognized markers of a well-maintained land, even amid the larger epic’s moral tensions.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing a richly endowed land: it is laden with jewels, decorated with many banners, and stocked with both domestic and wild animals, emphasizing its completeness and splendor.