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Shloka 4

भूमिगुण-प्रश्नः

Inquiry into the qualities of Earth and the classification of beings

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत भीष्मपर्वके अन्तर्गत जम्बूखण्डविनिर्माणपर्वमें भूमिगुणवर्णनविषयक चौथा अध्याय पूरा हुआ,भूमिरापस्तथा वायुरग्निराकाशमेव च । गुणोत्तराणि सर्वाणि तेषां भूमि: प्रधानत: आकाश, वायु, अग्नि, जल और भूमि--ये पंच महाभूत हैं। आकाशसे लेकर भूमितक जो पंचमहाभूतोंका कम है, उसमें पूर्वकी अपेक्षा उत्तरोत्तर सब भूतोंमें एक-एक गुण अधिक हो ते हैं। इन सब भूतोंमें भूमिकी प्रधानता है

bhūmir āpas tathā vāyur agnir ākāśam eva ca | guṇottarāṇi sarvāṇi teṣāṃ bhūmiḥ pradhānataḥ ||

Sañjaya said: “Earth, water, wind, fire, and space—these are the five great elements. In each successive element, beginning from space and proceeding toward earth, an additional quality is present compared to the previous one; and among them all, earth is regarded as foremost.”

भूमिःearth
भूमिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
आपःwaters
आपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
तथाand/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
वायुःwind/air
वायुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवायु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अग्निःfire
अग्निः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आकाशम्ether/space
आकाशम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआकाश
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
गुण-उत्तराणिhaving additional qualities; progressively increasing in qualities
गुण-उत्तराणि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगुणोत्तर
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
सर्वाणिall
सर्वाणि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
भूमिःearth
भूमिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
प्रधानतःchiefly; predominantly
प्रधानतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रधानतस्

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
B
bhūmi (earth element)
Ā
āpaḥ (water element)
V
vāyu (air element)
A
agni (fire element)
Ā
ākāśa (space element)
P
pañca mahābhūtāni (five great elements)