Shloka 23
Kiṃpuruṣa–Harivarṣa–Ilāvṛta-varṣa-varṇanam
Description of the Varṣas: Kiṃpuruṣa, Hari, and Ilāvṛta
Devanagari script
मेरोस्तु दक्षिणे पार्श्वे निषधस्योत्तरेण च / सुदर्शनो नाम महाञ्जम्बूवृक्षः सनातनः
Transliteration
merostu dakṣiṇe pārśve niṣadhasyottareṇa ca / sudarśano nāma mahāñjambūvṛkṣaḥ sanātanaḥ
Translation
Na encosta sul do Meru e ao norte do monte Niṣadha ergue-se a eterna grande árvore de jambu, chamada Sudarśana.
Word by Word
meroḥof Meru
meroḥ:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location relation via genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootmeru (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)
tuindeed/but
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), contrast/emphasis
dakṣiṇeon the southern
dakṣiṇe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeAdjective
Rootdakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); used with pārśve: ‘on the southern side’
pārśveside/flank
pārśve:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootpārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
niṣadhasyaof Niṣadha (mountain)
niṣadhasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootniṣadha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)
uttareṇato the north (of)
uttareṇa:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Spatial relation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootuttara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormInstrumental used adverbially (तृतीया-अव्ययीभाव) meaning ‘to the north of’; avyaya-prayoga
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
sudarśanaḥSudarśana (name)
sudarśanaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootsu-darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); proper name; कर्मधारयः ‘good/beautiful to see’
nāmanamed
nāma:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Naming marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormIndeclinable usage (अव्यय) meaning ‘by name/namely’
mahāngreat
mahān:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with vṛkṣaḥ
jambū-vṛkṣaḥjambū tree
jambū-vṛkṣaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
TypeNoun
Rootjambū (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः ‘jambūyāḥ vṛkṣaḥ’
sanātanaḥeternal/ancient
sanātanaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with vṛkṣaḥ