Shloka 3
Adhyaya 49: जम्बूद्वीप-मेर्वादि-वर्षपर्वत-वन-सरः-रुद्रक्षेत्र-वर्णनम्
Devanagari script
नीलस्तथोत्तरे मेरोः श्वेतस्तस्योत्तरे पुनः शृङ्गी तस्योत्तरे विप्रास् त्रयस्ते वर्षपर्वताः
Transliteration
nīlastathottare meroḥ śvetastasyottare punaḥ śṛṅgī tasyottare viprās trayaste varṣaparvatāḥ
Translation
Ô brahmanes, au nord du Meru se trouve la montagne Nīla ; plus au nord encore se dresse la montagne Śveta ; et au nord de Śveta se tient Śṛṅgī. Ces trois-là sont connus comme les montagnes des Varṣa, qui marquent et soutiennent les divisions des régions sacrées de la Terre.
Word by Word
nīlaḥNīla (a mountain)
nīlaḥ:
tathālikewise/indeed
tathā:
uttareto the north
uttare:
meroḥof Meru
meroḥ:
śvetaḥŚveta (a mountain)
śvetaḥ:
tasyaof it (Nīla)
tasya:
uttareto the north
uttare:
punaḥagain/further
punaḥ:
śṛṅgīŚṛṅgī (a mountain)
śṛṅgī:
tasyaof it (Śveta)
tasya:
uttareto the north
uttare:
viprāḥO Brahmins
viprāḥ:
trayaḥthree
trayaḥ:
tethose
te:
varṣa-parvatāḥVarṣa-mountains (mountains defining the varṣas/regions).
varṣa-parvatāḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami