Shloka 43
Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa
Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island
Devanagari script
तस्य पाश्चे महद् दिव्यं शुभ्रं काउ्चनवालुकम् । रम्यं बिन्दुसरो नाम यत्र राजा भगीरथ:
Translation
ਉਸ ਦੇ ਪੱਛਮ ਵੱਲ ਇੱਕ ਮਹਾਨ ਦਿਵ੍ਯ ਸਰੋਵਰ ਹੈ—ਚਿੱਟਾ, ਸੋਨੇ ਵਰਗੀ ਰੇਤ ਨਾਲ ਯੁਕਤ, ਅਤਿ ਮਨੋਹਰ—ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਬਿੰਦੁਸਰ ਹੈ; ਜਿੱਥੇ ਰਾਜਾ ਭਗੀਰਥ ਵੱਸਦਾ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
तस्यof him/its
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
पाश्चेbehind, to the west/rear
पाश्चे:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपश्च
महत्great
महत्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
Formneuter, nominative, singular
दिव्यम्divine, celestial
दिव्यम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य
Formneuter, nominative, singular
शुभ्रम्white, bright
शुभ्रम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ्र
Formneuter, nominative, singular
काञ्चनवालुकम्golden-sanded (place/ground)
काञ्चनवालुकम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाञ्चन-वालुक
Formneuter, nominative, singular
रम्यम्lovely, delightful
रम्यम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootरम्य
Formneuter, nominative, singular
बिन्दुसरःthe lake named Bindu-saras
बिन्दुसरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबिन्दुसरस्
Formneuter, nominative, singular
नामby name, called
नाम:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनामन्
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
भगीरथःBhagiratha
भगीरथः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभगीरथ
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes