Shloka 15

प्रस्रवणगिरिवासवर्णनम्

Residence on Mount Prasravana; Counsel during the Rains

Devanagari script

दक्षिणस्यामपि दिशि स्थितं श्वेतमिवापरम्।कैलासशिखरप्रख्यं नानाधातुविभूषितम्4.27.15।।

Transliteration

dakṣiṇasyām api diśi sthitaṃ śvetam ivāparam |

kailāsa-śikhara-prakhyaṃ nānā-dhātu-vibhūṣitam || 4.27.15 ||

Translation

また南の方角には、白きかのような別の峰が立つ。カイラーサの頂に似て、さまざまな鉱石の輝きで飾られている。

Word by Word

• dakṣiṇasyām: in the southern
• dakṣiṇasyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; with diśi (locative)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (also/even)

• diśi: direction
• diśi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• sthitam: situated/standing
• sthitam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (कृदन्त; √sthā (धातु) PPP)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; predicate adjective of implied subject (peak)

• śvetam: white
• śvetam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śveta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; adjective of implied subject

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/comparative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-avyaya

• aparam: another
• aparam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; 'another' qualifying implied subject

• kailāsa-śikhara-prakhyam: like the peak of Kailāsa
• kailāsa-śikhara-prakhyam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kailāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + śikhara (प्रातिपदिक) + prakhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (उपमान-निर्देश: 'resembling the peak of Kailāsa'); Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; adjective of implied subject

• nānā-dhātu-vibhūṣitam: adorned with various minerals
• nānā-dhātu-vibhūṣitam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + dhātu (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhūṣita (कृदन्त; vi√bhūṣ (धातु) PPP)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (instrumental/means sense: 'adorned with various minerals'); Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; adjective of implied subject

Context

'Look at the river flowing towards the east. It has clean water and flows towards the east of the cave and looks like the river Jahnavi flowing on the mount Trikuta. This place looks delightful with the sandalwood, tilaka, sala, tamala, atimukta, padmaka, sarala and asoka trees.

Characters & Entities

• south (dakṣiṇa)
• Kailāsa
• minerals/ores (dhātu)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma as disciplined perception: recognizing and communicating landmarks accurately aids coordinated action and prevents error in a collective mission.

What is the narrative situation?

A southern landmark is identified and described to orient travel and planning in the search landscape.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reliability (satya) in counsel—offering precise, useful information to support righteous aims.