Shloka 433

Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa

Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island

Devanagari script

द्रष्ट भागीरथीं गद्ञामुवास बहुला: समा: । उसीके पास विशाल, दिव्य, उज्ज्वल तथा कांचनमयी बालुकासे सुशोभित रमणीय बिन्दुसरोवर है, जहाँ राजा भगीरथने भागीरथी गंगाका दर्शन करनेके लिये बहुत वर्षोतक निवास किया था

Transliteration

draṣṭuṁ bhāgīrathīṁ gaṅgām uvāsa bahulāḥ samāḥ | tasyaiva samīpe viśālaṁ divyaṁ ujjvalaṁ ca kāñcanamayī-bālukābhiḥ suśobhitaṁ ramaṇīyaṁ bindusarovaraṁ asti, yatra rājā bhagīratho bhāgīrathī-gaṅgā-darśanārthaṁ bahūn varṣān nyavasat |

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ଭାଗୀରଥୀ ଗଙ୍ଗାଙ୍କ ଦର୍ଶନ ଇଚ୍ଛାରେ ସେ ସେଠାରେ ବହୁ ବର୍ଷ ରହିଲେ। ତାଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ‘ବିନ୍ଦୁସରସ’ ନାମକ ରମଣୀୟ ସରୋବର ଅଛି—ବିଶାଳ, ଦିବ୍ୟ, ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ ଏବଂ ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣମୟ ବାଲୁକାରେ ଶୋଭିତ—ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ରାଜା ଭଗୀରଥ ମଧ୍ୟ ପବିତ୍ର ନଦୀର ଦର୍ଶନ ପାଇଁ ଦୀର୍ଘକାଳ ତପ ଓ ଭକ୍ତିରେ ନିବାସ କରିଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: tumun (infinitive)

• भागीरथीम्: Bhāgīrathī (the Ganges)
• भागीरथीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागीरथी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गङ्गाम्: the Ganges
• गङ्गाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उवास: dwelt, stayed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• बहुलाः: many, numerous
• बहुलाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• समाः: years
• समाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhāgīrathī Gaṅgā
• King Bhagīratha
• Bindusaras (Bindusarovara)