Shloka 34

Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa

Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island

Devanagari script

जायन्ते मानवास्तत्र निष्टप्तकनकप्रभा: । गन्धमादनशज्ञेषु कुबेर: सह राक्षसै:

Transliteration

jāyante mānavās tatra niṣṭaptakanakaprabhaḥ | gandhamādanaśṛṅgeṣu kuberaḥ saha rākṣasaiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Di sana manusia terlahir dengan sinar laksana emas murni yang dipanaskan. Di puncak-puncak Gandhamādana bersemayam Kubera bersama para rākṣasa pengiringnya.

Word by Word

• जायन्ते: are born / arise
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथम, बहुवचन

• मानवाः: men / humans
• मानवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• निष्टप्तकनकप्रभाः: having the radiance of heated gold
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• गन्धमादनसंज्ञेषु: in those called ‘Gandhamādana’
• गन्धमादनसंज्ञेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• कुबेरः: Kubera
• कुबेरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• राक्षसैः: with rākṣasas / demons
• राक्षसैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Gandhamādana
• Kubera
• Rākṣasas
• Mānavas (human beings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse conveys that extraordinary prosperity and brilliance (gold-like radiance) are not merely ornamental; they are situated within an order where wealth (Kubera) is guarded by formidable forces (rākṣasas). Ethically, it hints that abundance requires protection, restraint, and rightful stewardship.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a wondrous region associated with Gandhamādana: humans there are depicted as shining like refined gold, and Kubera is said to reside on the mountain’s peaks with his rākṣasa attendants, as part of a broader descriptive passage of sacred or extraordinary locales.