Shloka 11

कैलास-श्वेतगिरि-प्रवेशवर्णनम्

Approach to Śveta Mountain and Kailāsa; Lomāśa’s Warnings and Protective Instructions

Devanagari script

कैलास: पर्वतो राजन्‌ षड्योजनसमुच्छित: । यत्र देवा समायान्ति विशाला यत्र भारत,राजन्‌! उधर छ: योजन ऊँचा कैलासपर्वत दिखायी देता है जहाँ देवता आया करते हैं। भारत! उसीके निकट विशालापुरी (बदरिकाश्रमतीर्थ) है

Transliteration

Kailāsaḥ parvato rājan ṣaḍyojanasamucchitaḥ | yatra devā samāyānti viśālā yatra bhārata ||

Translation

Lomasa said: “O King, there stands Mount Kailāsa, rising to a height of six yojanas. It is a place where the gods assemble. And nearby, O Bhārata, lies the great city (Viśālā)—the sacred region associated with Badarikāśrama.”

Word by Word

• कैलासः: Kailāsa (mountain)
• कैलासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पर्वतः: mountain
• पर्वतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• षट्-योजन-समुच्छितः: raised to six yojanas (in height)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट्-योजन-समुच्छित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समायान्ति: come together / arrive
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• विशाला: Viśālā (name of a place/city)
• विशाला: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाला
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomasa
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Mount Kailāsa
• Devas
• Viśālā
• Badarikāśrama