Shloka 4
Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana
Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa
Devanagari script
गौरस्तु मध्यमे द्वीपे गिरिर्मान:शिलो महान् । पर्वत: पश्चिमे कृष्णो नारायणसखो नृप,नरेश्वर! इनमेंसे मध्यम द्वीपमें मनः:शिला (मैनसिल)-का एक बहुत बड़ा पर्वत है; जो “गौर” नामसे विख्यात है। उसके पश्चिममें “कृष्ण” पर्वत है, जो नारायणको विशेष प्रिय है
Translation
Sañjaya dijo: «Oh soberano, entre esas islas, en la isla central se alza una gran montaña llamada Manaḥśilā, célebre con el nombre de “Gaura”. Al occidente de ella está el monte “Kṛṣṇa”, especialmente amado por Nārāyaṇa».
Word by Word
गौरःGaur (name of a mountain)
गौरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगौर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
मध्यमेin the middle
मध्यमे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootमध्यम
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
द्वीपेin the island/continent
द्वीपे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्वीप
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
गिरिःmountain
गिरिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मानःशिलःMānaḥśilā (name of a mountain)
मानःशिलः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमानःशिल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महान्great
महान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पर्वतःmountain
पर्वतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पश्चिमेin the west / on the western side
पश्चिमे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootपश्चिम
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
कृष्णःKṛṣṇa (name of a mountain)
कृष्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नारायणसखःfriend/dear to Nārāyaṇa
नारायणसखः:
TypeAdjective
Rootनारायण-सख
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नृपO king
नृप:
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
नरेश्वरO lord of men
नरेश्वर:
TypeNoun
Rootनरेश्वर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes