Shloka 3
Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana
Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa
Devanagari script
परस्परेण द्विगुणा: सर्वे द्वीपा नराधिप । पर्वताश्न महाराज समुद्रै: परिवारिता:,महाराज! इन समुद्रोंसे घिरे हुए सभी द्वीप और पर्वत उत्तरोत्तर दुगुने विस्तारवाले हैं
Transliteration
paraspareṇa dviguṇāḥ sarve dvīpā narādhipa | parvatāś ca mahārāja samudraiḥ parivāritāḥ ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: O lord of men, O great king, all the islands are each successively twice as extensive as the previous, and the mountains too—each encircled by the surrounding seas. The description underscores an ordered, measurable cosmos, where creation is structured and bounded, inviting the listener to reflect on proportion, limits, and the vastness within which human conflict unfolds.
Word by Word
परस्परेणmutually; successively
परस्परेण:
Karana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरस्पर
FormAvyaya (instrumental sense: 'mutually/one after another')
द्विगुणाःdouble (in extent)
द्विगुणाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootद्विगुण
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
द्वीपाःislands
द्वीपाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्वीप
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
नराधिपO king (lord of men)
नराधिप:
TypeNoun
Rootनराधिप
FormMasculine, vocative, singular
पर्वताःmountains
पर्वताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
FormAvyaya
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, vocative, singular
समुद्रैःby seas; with oceans
समुद्रैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र
FormMasculine, instrumental, plural
परिवारिताःsurrounded; encircled
परिवारिताः:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-√वृ (वारयति/वृणोति) → परिवारित
FormPast passive participle, masculine, nominative, plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaN
narādhipa (the king, i.e., Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)D
dvīpāḥ (islands/continents)P
parvatāḥ (mountains)S
samudrāḥ (seas/oceans)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes