Shloka 2

Chapter 7: Dvīpa–Varṣa–Meru-varṇana

Description of the Dvīpa, Varṣas, and Mount Meru

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच दक्षिणेन तु नीलस्य मेरो: पाश्वे तथोत्तरे । उत्तरा: कुरवो राजन्‌ पुण्या: सिद्धनिषेविता:,संजयने कहा--राजन्‌! नीलगिरिसे दक्षिण तथा मेरुपर्वतके उत्तरभागमें पवित्र उत्तर कुरुवर्ष है, जहाँ सिद्ध पुरुष निवास करते हैं

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca dakṣiṇena tu nīlasya meroḥ pārśve tathottare | uttarāḥ kuravo rājan puṇyāḥ siddhaniṣevitāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, to the south of the Nīla mountain and likewise on the northern flank of Mount Meru lies the sacred land called Uttara-Kuru, a holy region frequented and inhabited by perfected beings (siddhas).

Word by Word

संजयःSanjaya

उवाचsaid

दक्षिणेनto the south / on the southern side

तुbut/indeed

नीलस्यof Nīla (mountain)

मेरोःof Meru

पार्श्वेat the side

तथाlikewise/also

उत्तरेin the north / on the northern side

उत्तराःnorthern

कुरवःthe Kurus

राजन्O king

पुण्याःholy/meritorious

सिद्धनिषेविताःfrequented/inhabited by Siddhas

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

King (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Nīla mountain

Mount Meru

Uttara-Kuru

Siddhas

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes