Shloka 2
भूमिगुण-प्रश्नः
Inquiry into the qualities of Earth and the classification of beings
Devanagari script
प्रमाणं च प्रमाणज्ञ पृथिव्या मम सर्वतः । निखिलेन समाचक्ष्व काननानि च संजय,प्रमाणवेत्ता संजय! तुम सारी पृथ्वीका पूरा प्रमाण (लम्बाई-चौड़ाईका माप) मुझे बताओ। साथ ही यहाँके वनोंका भी वर्णन करो
Transliteration
pramāṇaṃ ca pramāṇajña pṛthivyā mama sarvataḥ | nikhilena samācakṣva kānanāni ca saṃjaya ||
Translation
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “O Saṃjaya, knower of measures, tell me in full the extent of the earth on every side—its dimensions throughout—and also describe the forests that lie here.”
Word by Word
प्रमाणम्measure, extent
प्रमाणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमाण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
प्रमाणज्ञO knower of measures
प्रमाणज्ञ:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमाणज्ञ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
पृथिव्याःof the earth
पृथिव्याः:
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
ममto me / my
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
सर्वतःon all sides, entirely
सर्वतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वतः
निखिलेनcompletely, in full
निखिलेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootनिखिल
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
समाचक्ष्वtell, describe
समाचक्ष्व:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-चक्ष्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
काननानिforests
काननानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकानन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
संजयO Sanjaya
संजय:
TypeNoun
Rootसंजय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DhṛtarāṣṭraS
SaṃjayaP
pṛthivī (the earth)K
kānanāni (forests)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes