Shloka 20

Adhyāya 108: Paścima-dik—Varuṇa’s Realm, Sunset Cosmology, and Sacred-Geographic Markers

Suparṇa–Gālava संवाद

Devanagari script

तक्षकेण च नागेन तथैवैरावतेन च । दक्षिणमें ही वासुकिद्वारा पालित तथा तक्षक एवं ऐरावत नागद्वारा सुरक्षित भोगवती नामक पुरी है ।। अत्र निर्याणकालेडपि तम: सम्प्राप्पते महत्‌

Transliteration

Takṣakeṇa ca nāgena tathaivairāvatena ca | dakṣiṇam e hi vāsuki-dvārā pālita tathā takṣaka evaṁ airāvata-nāga-dvārā surakṣitā bhogavatī nāma purī hai || atra niryāṇa-kāle 'pi tamaḥ samprāpyate mahat ||

Translation

Yuparṇa said: “In the southern region lies the city called Bhogavatī. It is guarded at Vāsuki’s gate, and likewise protected by the serpent Takṣaka and by Airāvata. Even when one departs from there, a great darkness is encountered.”

Word by Word

• तक्षकेण: by Takṣaka
• तक्षकेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्षक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• नागेन: by the serpent
• नागेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तथा: so; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एरावतेन: by Airāvata
• एरावतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरावत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• निर्याणकाले: at the time of departure
• निर्याणकाले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्याणकाल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अपि: even; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तमः: darkness
• तमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सम्प्राप्यते: is reached; occurs
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive/Impersonal (bhāva-prayoga)

• महत्: great; intense
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

युपर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yuparṇa
• Takṣaka
• Airāvata
• Vāsuki
• Bhogavatī