Shloka 133

Pṛthu’s Earth-Milking, the Etymology of ‘Pṛthivī,’ and the Vaivasvata (Solar) Genealogy

Devanagari script

चत्वारिंशत्तथाष्टान्ये शतमध्ये च येभवन् । मेरोर्दक्षिणतश्चैव राजानस्ते प्रकीर्तिताः

Transliteration

catvāriṃśattathāṣṭānye śatamadhye ca yebhavan | merordakṣiṇataścaiva rājānaste prakīrtitāḥ

Translation

Raja-raja itu—seramai empat puluh lapan, serta yang lain yang melengkapkan bilangan seratus—disebut berada di sebelah selatan Gunung Meru.

Word by Word

• चत्वारिंशत्: forty
• चत्वारिंशत्: Visheshya-sankhya (Numerical qualifier/संख्या)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चत्वारिंशत् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-शब्दः (numeral), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.) एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/likewise)

• अष्ट: eight
• अष्ट: Visheshya-sankhya (Numerical qualifier/संख्या)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-शब्दः (numeral), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.) बहुवचनार्थे अव्ययवत्

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• शतमध्ये: in the middle of the hundred
• शतमध्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘शतस्य मध्ये’), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ये: who; those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine) — सम्बन्धक-प्रयोग (relative pronoun)

• अभवन्: were; came to be
• अभवन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• मेरोः: of Meru
• मेरोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• दक्षिणतः: to the south (of)
• दक्षिणतः: Desha-adhikaraṇa (Place adjunct/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दक्षिणतः (अव्यय)
• Form: दिक्/देशवाचक-अव्यय (directional adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• प्रकीर्तिताः: are proclaimed; are mentioned
• प्रकीर्तिताः: Kriya (State/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (Purāṇic narrator continuing the description of Meru and surrounding regions)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तथाष्ट = तथा + अष्ट; मेरोर्दक्षिणतः = मेरोः + दक्षिणतः; दक्षिणतश्चैव = दक्षिणतः + च + एव; रājānaste = राजानः + ते

Characters & Entities

• Meru

FAQs

What does this verse indicate about Padma Purana cosmography?

It presents Meru as a central cosmic reference point and classifies groups of kings/regions by direction—here, specifically those to the south of Meru.

Why does the verse mention numbers like forty-eight and a hundred?

The numbers function as an enumerative device typical of Purāṇic lists, indicating a counted set of rulers/groups within a larger total.

What is the main takeaway for readers of the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa?

The verse reinforces the text’s encyclopedic mapping style—organizing creation-era geography and political groupings around the cosmic axis of Meru.