Shloka 29

Adhyaya 49: जम्बूद्वीप-मेर्वादि-वर्षपर्वत-वन-सरः-रुद्रक्षेत्र-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

मन्दरस्य गिरेः शृङ्गे महावृक्षः सकेतुराट् प्रलम्बशाखाशिखरः कदम्बश् चैत्यपादपः

Transliteration

mandarasya gireḥ śṛṅge mahāvṛkṣaḥ saketurāṭ pralambaśākhāśikharaḥ kadambaś caityapādapaḥ

Translation

Di puncak Gunung Mandara berdiri pohon Kadamba yang agung, menjulang laksana panji bertanda. Ranting-rantingnya panjang membentuk mahkota; ia dipuja sebagai pohon suci (caitya).

Word by Word

• मन्दरस्य: of Mandara

• गिरेः: of the mountain

• शृङ्गे: on the peak/summit

• महावृक्षः: a great tree

• सकेतुराट्: like a bannered king/like a lofty standard with a banner

• प्रलम्ब: long, hanging/far-extending

• शाखा: branches

• शिखरः: having a top/crown

• कदम्बः: Kadamba tree

• चैत्यपादपः: a sacred/shrine-tree (tree revered as a caitya)

Speaker

Suta Goswami