Shloka 98

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

रौप्यान्महेंद्रप्रमुखांस्तथाऽष्टौ संस्थाप्य लोकाधिपतीन्क्रमेण । नानावनाली च समंततः स्यान्मनोरमम्माल्यविलेपनं च

Transliteration

raupyānmaheṃdrapramukhāṃstathā'ṣṭau saṃsthāpya lokādhipatīnkrameṇa | nānāvanālī ca samaṃtataḥ syānmanoramammālyavilepanaṃ ca

Translation

Then, in due order, he installed the eight world-governors beginning with Mahendra, fashioned in silver; and all around there were rows of diverse forests, delightful garlands, and fragrant unguents.

Word by Word

• रौप्यात्: from silver
• रौप्यात्: Apādāna (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन (Ablative sg: ‘from silver’)

• महेन्द्र-प्रमुखान्: those headed by Mahendra
• महेन्द्र-प्रमुखान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भाव (महेन्द्रः प्रमुखः येषाम्) (Masc Acc pl)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: thus/likewise)

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Viśeṣaṇa (Quantifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण (Masc Acc pl)

• संस्थाप्य: having installed
• संस्थाप्य: Kriyā (पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) (having established/installed)

• लोक-अधिपतीन्: lords of the worlds
• लोक-अधिपतीन्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लोकानाम् अधिपतयः) (Masc Acc pl)

• क्रमेण: in sequence
• क्रमेण: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Instrumental sg; ‘in order/stepwise’)

• नाना: various
• नाना: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: विविधार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable used as adjective: various)

• वन-आली: row/line of forests (groves)
• वन-आली: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक) + आली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वनानाम् आली) (F Nom sg)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• समन्ततः: all around
• समन्ततः: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: परितः-अर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: on all sides)

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg optative)

• मनोरमम्: beautiful, delightful
• मनोरमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter Nom/Acc sg)

• माल्य-विलेपनम्: garlands and unguents
• माल्य-विलेपनम्: Karta (Subject/Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + विलेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (माल्यं च विलेपनं च) (Neuter Nom/Acc sg)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 21).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: रौप्यान्महेंद्रप्रमुखान् = रौप्यात् महेन्द्र-प्रमुखान्; तथाऽष्टौ = तथा अष्टौ; लोकाधिपतीन्क्रमेण = लोकाधिपतीन् क्रमेण; स्यान्मनोरमम्माल्यविलेपनं = स्यात् मनोरमम् माल्य-विलेपनम्.

Characters & Entities

• Mahendra (Indra)
• Lokapālas (eight world-guardians)

FAQs

Who are the “eight world-governors” (Lokapālas) referred to here?

They are the traditional guardians of the directions/worlds—commonly Indra (Mahendra), Agni, Yama, Nirṛti, Varuṇa, Vāyu, Kubera, and Īśāna—installed to govern and protect cosmic space.

Why does the verse mention “silver” (raupya) in relation to the Lokapālas?

“Raupya” indicates a radiant, precious, and ritually pure material, emphasizing divine splendor and the ordered, sacred character of the cosmic arrangement being described.

What is the ethical or spiritual idea conveyed by the ordered installation “krameṇa” (in sequence)?

The stress on sequence and placement highlights dharma as cosmic order: the universe is sustained through proper roles, hierarchy, and harmonious arrangement rather than randomness.