Shloka 1

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

Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island

Devanagari script

/ अपन बक। हक २ >> - एक समान। षष्ठो5 ध्याय: सुदर्शनके वर्ष

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | ukto dvīpasya saṃkṣepo vidhivad buddhimaṃs tvayā | tattvajñaḥ asi sarvasya vistaraṃ brūhi sañjaya ||

Translation

ਧ੍ਰਿਤਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—ਬੁੱਧਿਮਾਨ ਸੰਜਯ! ਤੂੰ ਵਿਧੀ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਇਸ ਟਾਪੂ ਦਾ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਵਰਣਨ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ। ਪਰ ਤੂੰ ਤਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੱਤਾਂ ਦਾ ਗਿਆਤਾ ਹੈਂ; ਇਸ ਲਈ, ਹੇ ਸੰਜਯ, ਇਸ ਪੂਰੇ ਟਾਪੂ ਦਾ ਵਿਸਤਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਵਰਣਨ ਕਰ।

Word by Word

• उक्तः: has been said / described
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त: उक्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्वीपस्य: of the island/continent
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वीप
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संक्षेपः: brief account / summary
• संक्षेपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षेप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विधिवत्: according to rule / duly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत्

• बुद्धिमन्: O intelligent one
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धिमन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• तत्त्वज्ञः: knower of reality/principles
• तत्त्वज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्वज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असि: you are
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सर्वस्य: of everything / of all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• विस्तरम्: in detail / the full extent
• विस्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रूहि: tell / describe
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (ब्रवीति)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• संजय: O Sanjaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• धृतराष्ट्र (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• संजय (Sañjaya)
• द्वीप (Dvīpa/island—here: Sudarśana-dvīpa per the surrounding heading)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a disciplined approach to knowledge: a proper summary is valuable, but a seeker may request fuller detail from a trustworthy, truth-knowing narrator. It models respectful inquiry and the responsibility of the learned to explain clearly.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra addresses Sañjaya, acknowledging that Sañjaya has already given a concise, methodical description of an island/continent, and now requests an expanded, detailed account.