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Shloka 18

भूमिगुण-प्रश्नः

Inquiry into the qualities of Earth and the classification of beings

आपफस्ततोडन्‍्या विज्ञेया: शेष: संक्षेप उच्यते । ततोअन्य उच्यते चायमेनं संक्षेपत: शृूणु

āpaḥ sarvatodāḥ vijñeyāḥ; śeṣaḥ saṅkṣepa ucyate | tato 'nya ucyate cāyam enaṃ saṅkṣepataḥ śṛṇu ||

സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഇവയെല്ലാം വിട്ടാൽ ശേഷിക്കുന്ന വിസ്താരം എല്ലാദിക്കുകളിലും ജലമയമാണെന്ന് അറിയണം. അതിനു പുറമെ ശേഷിക്കുന്ന സംക്ഷിപ്ത ഭൂഖണ്ഡത്തെ ഞാൻ ചുരുക്കത്തിൽ പറയുന്നു; കേൾക്കുക.

आपःwaters
आपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
ततःthereafter; from that
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
अन्याःother (ones)
अन्याः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
विज्ञेयाःto be known; should be understood
विज्ञेयाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-ज्ञा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural, तव्यत् (gerundive)
शेषःthe remainder
शेषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशेष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संक्षेपःbriefly; in summary
संक्षेपः:
TypeNoun
Rootसंक्षेप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उच्यतेis said; is stated
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPresent, Atmanepada, 3, Singular, Passive
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
अन्यःanother (one)
अन्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उच्यतेis said; is stated
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPresent, Atmanepada, 3, Singular, Passive
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अयम्this
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एनम्him/it (this one)
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (एनद्-प्रयोगः)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
संक्षेपतःbriefly; in short
संक्षेपतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसंक्षेपतः
शृणुhear; listen
शृणु:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormImperative, Parasmaipada, 2, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
W
waters (āpaḥ)
A
a tract of land (bhūmikhaṇḍa, implied by the Hindi gloss)

Educational Q&A

The verse models disciplined narration: first delimit the vast background (the surrounding waters), then present the essential remainder (the land) in a concise, orderly summary—an ethical ideal of clarity and restraint in speech.

Sañjaya transitions into a brief description of a specific land-region, after noting that the rest of the surrounding expanse is water, and invites the listener to hear the concise account.