Shloka 27

सत्य–अनृत, प्रकाश–तमस्, स्वर्ग–नरक विवेचनम्

Truth and Untruth as Light and Darkness; Svarga and Naraka as Ethical Consequences

Devanagari script

पृथिव्यन्ते समुद्रास्तु समुद्रान्ते तम: स्मृतम्‌ । तमसो३न्‍्ते जल प्राहुर्जलस्यान्तेडग्निरेव च,पृथ्वीके अन्तमें समुद्र हैं। समुद्रके अन्तमें घोर अन्धकार है। अन्धकारके अन्तमें जल है और जलके अन्तमें अग्निकी स्थिति बतायी गयी है

Transliteration

pṛthivy-ante samudrās tu samudrānte tamaḥ smṛtam | tamaso 'nte jalaṃ prāhur jalasyānte 'gnir eva ca ||

Translation

Bharadvāja said: At the outer limit of the earth lie the oceans; beyond the oceans, it is said, there is darkness. Beyond that darkness, the sages declare, there is water; and beyond the water, indeed, there is fire.

Word by Word

पृथिव्यन्तेat the end of the earth

समुद्राःoceans

तुbut/indeed

समुद्रान्तेat the end of the ocean

तमःdarkness

स्मृतम्is said/remembered (as)

तमसःof darkness

अन्तेat the end

जलम्water

प्राहुःthey have said

जलस्यof water

अन्तेat the end

अग्निःfire

एवindeed/only

चand

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bharadvāja

pṛthivī (earth)

samudra (oceans)

tamaḥ (darkness)

jala (water)

agni (fire)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes