Shloka 12
Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa
Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island
Devanagari script
ऊर्ध्वमधश्च तिर्यक् च लोकानावृत्य तिष्ठति । तस्य पार्श्चैंष्वमी द्वीपाश्षत्वार: संस्थिता विभो,प्रभो! मेरुपर्वत ऊपर-नीचे तथा अगल-बगल सम्पूर्ण लोकोंको आवृत करके खड़ा है। उसके पार्श्चभागमें ये चार द्वीप बसे हुए हैं
Transliteration
ūrdhvam adhaś ca tiryak ca lokān āvṛtya tiṣṭhati | tasya pārśveṣu ime dvīpāś catvāraḥ saṃsthitā vibho prabho |
Translation
Sañjaya berkata: “Gunung Meru berdiri teguh, meliputi dunia-dunia di atas, di bawah, dan di segenap arah. Pada lereng-lerengnya, wahai tuan yang perkasa, wahai penguasa, terletak empat benua besar (dvīpa) ini.”
Word by Word
ऊर्ध्वम्upwards
ऊर्ध्वम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऊर्ध्व
अधःdownwards/below
अधः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधस्
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तिर्यक्sideways/horizontally
तिर्यक्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिर्यक्
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
लोकान्worlds/realms
लोकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
आवृत्यhaving covered/encompassed
आवृत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-वृ
Formabsolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), active
तिष्ठतिstands/remains
तिष्ठति:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
Formpresent, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
तस्यof it/of him
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
पार्श्वेषुon the sides/flanks
पार्श्वेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपार्श्व
Formneuter, locative, plural
अमीthese (yonder)
अमी:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअदस्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
द्वीपाःislands/continents
द्वीपाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्वीप
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
चत्वारःfour
चत्वारः:
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
संस्थिताःsituated/placed
संस्थिताः:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-स्था
Formpast passive participle (क्त), masculine, nominative, plural
विभोO mighty one
विभो:
TypeNoun
Rootविभु
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
प्रभोO lord
प्रभो:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaM
Meru (Mount Meru)L
lokāḥ (the worlds/realms)D
dvīpāḥ (four continents)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes