Shloka 10

Uttarā-diśā Māhātmya — Suparṇa’s Praise of the Northern Quarter

Suparṇa–Gālava Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

अत्र काज्चनशैलस्य काज्चनाम्बुरुहस्य च । उदधेस्तीरमासाद्य सुरभि: क्षरते पय:,इसी दिशामें सुवर्णमय पर्वत मन्दराचल तथा स्वर्णमय कमलोंसे सुशोभित क्षीरसागरके तटपर पहुँचकर सुरभिदेवी अपने दूधका निर्सर बहाती हैं

Transliteration

atra kāñcanaśailasya kāñcanāmburuhasya ca | udadhes tīram āsādya surabhiḥ kṣarate payaḥ ||

Translation

Here, having reached the shore of the ocean—adorned by a golden mountain and by golden lotuses—Surabhī lets her milk flow forth in abundance.

Word by Word

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

• काञ्चनशैलस्य: of the golden mountain
• काञ्चनशैलस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्चन-शैल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• काञ्चनाम्बुरुहस्य: of the golden lotus
• काञ्चनाम्बुरुहस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्चन-अम्बुरुह
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• उदधेः: of the ocean
• उदधेः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदधि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तीरम्: shore, bank
• तीरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आसाद्य: having reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• सुरभिः: Surabhi (the divine cow)
• सुरभिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरभि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षरते: flows, trickles
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्षर्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• पयः: milk
• पयः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

युपर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Surabhī
• udadhi (ocean/sea)
• tīra (shore)
• kāñcana-śaila (golden mountain)
• kāñcana-amburuha (golden lotuses)