Shloka 5
Adhyaya 49: जम्बूद्वीप-मेर्वादि-वर्षपर्वत-वन-सरः-रुद्रक्षेत्र-वर्णनम्
Devanagari script
मेरोः पश्चिमतश्चैव पर्वतौ द्वौ धराधरौ माल्यवान्गन्धमादश् च द्वावेतावुदगायतौ
Transliteration
meroḥ paścimataścaiva parvatau dvau dharādharau mālyavāngandhamādaś ca dvāvetāvudagāyatau
Translation
Di sebelah barat Gunung Meru berdiri dua gunung penopang bumi—Mālyavān dan Gandhamādana. Kedua-duanya memanjang ke arah utara, menegakkan susunan tertib alam semesta.
Word by Word
meroḥof Meru
meroḥ:
paścimataḥto the west
paścimataḥ:
ca evaand indeed
ca eva:
parvatautwo mountains
parvatau:
dvautwo
dvau:
dharā-dharauearth-bearers/supporters of the earth
dharā-dharau:
mālyavān(the mountain) Mālyavān
mālyavān:
gandhamādaḥ(the mountain) Gandhamādana
gandhamādaḥ:
caand
ca:
dvau etauthese two
dvau etau:
udag-āyataustretching/extended toward the north
udag-āyatau:
Speaker
Suta Goswami