Shloka 26

Priyavrata-vaṃśa and Saptadvīpa Vibhāga (प्रियव्रतवंशः सप्तद्वीपविभागश्च)

Devanagari script

मुनेश्च मौनिदेशो वै दुन्दुभेर्दुन्दुभिः स्मृतः / एते जनपदाः सप्त क्रैञ्चद्वीपे तु भास्वराः

Transliteration

muneśca maunideśo vai dundubherdundubhiḥ smṛtaḥ / ete janapadāḥ sapta kraiñcadvīpe tu bhāsvarāḥ

Translation

La contrée du sage est appelée Mauni-deśa, et la contrée de Dundubhi est dite Dundubhi. Ces sept janapadas resplendissent dans Krañcadvīpa.

Word by Word

• muneḥ: of the sage
• muneḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय) ‘and’

• mauni-deśaḥ: the Mauni region
• mauni-deśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mauni (प्रातिपदिक) + deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of the Mauni’)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) for emphasis/assurance

• dundubheḥ: of Dundubhi
• dundubheḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dundubhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• dundubhiḥ: (is) Dundubhi
• dundubhiḥ: Pradhāna-nāma (प्रधान-नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dundubhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; predicate noun

• smṛtaḥ: is said
• smṛtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘is said’

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural (बहुवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• janapadāḥ: countries/regions
• janapadāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janapada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: Numeral adjective; indeclinable-like in form; qualifying plural noun

• kraiñca-dvīpe: in Kraiñca-dvīpa
• kraiñca-dvīpe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kraiñca (प्रातिपदिक) + dvīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of Kraiñca’)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• bhāsvarāḥ: splendid/bright
• bhāsvarāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāsvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; predicate adjective