Shloka 21
वारुणी सभा — Varuṇa’s Divine Assembly
Nārada’s Description
Devanagari script
तृतीया, ज्येष्ठलिला, महानद शोण, चर्मण्वती, पर्णाशा, महानदी,
Transliteration
tṛtīyā, jyeṣṭhalīlā, mahānadā śoṇaḥ, carmaṇvatī, parṇāśā, mahānadī
Translation
Nārada continued, naming renowned rivers: Tṛtīyā, Jyeṣṭhalīlā, the great river Śoṇa, Carmaṇvatī, Parṇāśā, and yet another mighty stream.
Word by Word
तृतीयाthe third (river/name)
तृतीया:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतृतीय
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
ज्येष्ठलिलाJyeṣṭhalīlā (a river/name)
ज्येष्ठलिला:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootज्येष्ठलिला
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
महानदःMahānada (a river/name)
महानदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहानद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शोणःŚoṇa (river Son)
शोणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशोण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चर्मण्वतीCarmanvatī (river Chambal)
चर्मण्वती:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचर्मण्वती
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
पर्णाशाParṇāśā (a river/name)
पर्णाशा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपर्णाशा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
महानदीMahānadī (river Mahanadi)
महानदी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहानदी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
न
नारद (Nārada)त
तृतीया (Tṛtīyā river)ज
ज्येष्ठलिला (Jyeṣṭhalīlā river)श
शोण (Śoṇa river)च
चर्मण्वती (Carmaṇvatī river)प
पर्णाशा (Parṇāśā river)म
महानदी (Mahānadī / great river)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s view of the land as ethically and ritually meaningful: remembering rivers is part of remembering dharmic space—sources of sustenance, purification, and cultural continuity.
Nārada is reciting a list of rivers, continuing a broader descriptive catalogue that maps important regions and waterways within the epic’s world.