Shloka 26

Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana

Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa

Devanagari script

जम्बूद्वीपात्‌ प्रवर्तन्ते रत्नानि विविधान्युत

Transliteration

jambūdvīpāt pravartante ratnāni vividhāny uta

Translation

ଜମ୍ବୂଦ୍ୱୀପରୁ ନାନାପ୍ରକାର ରତ୍ନ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୋଇ ପ୍ରକଟ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• जम्बूद्वीपात्: from Jambudvipa
• जम्बूद्वीपात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बूद्वीप
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• प्रवर्तन्ते: arise / come forth / are produced
• प्रवर्तन्ते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√वृत्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• रत्नानि: gems, jewels
• रत्नानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• विविधानि: various, diverse
• विविधानि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• उत: and, also (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Jambūdvīpa
• ratnāni (gems/jewels)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line evokes the idea that the world (Jambūdvīpa) naturally yields diverse treasures; implicitly, prosperity and resources are part of a larger cosmic order, and their right use depends on dharmic governance rather than mere possession—an important ethical backdrop in a war setting.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, introduces a descriptive passage about the world’s riches—specifically that various gems originate from Jambūdvīpa—serving as contextual description within Bhīṣma Parva’s broader war narration.