Shloka 157

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

कार्पासपर्वतश्चैव विंशद्भारैरिहोत्तमः । दशभिर्मध्यमः प्रोक्तः कनिष्ठः पंचभिर्मतः

Transliteration

kārpāsaparvataścaiva viṃśadbhārairihottamaḥ | daśabhirmadhyamaḥ proktaḥ kaniṣṭhaḥ paṃcabhirmataḥ

Translation

Do mesmo modo, uma “montanha de algodão” é tida aqui como superior quando pesa vinte bhāras; é dita mediana quando (pesa) dez, e inferior quando (pesa) cinco.

Word by Word

• कार्पास-पर्वतः: the cotton-mountain (heap)
• कार्पास-पर्वतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्पास (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• विंशद्-भारैः: with twenty loads
• विंशद्-भारैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विंशत् (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + भार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (numeral compound)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• उत्तमः: excellent/superior
• उत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• दशभिः: with ten
• दशभिः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशन् (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (नपुंसकलिङ्ग/संख्याशब्द-प्रयोगः), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• मध्यमः: middling/medium
• मध्यमः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• प्रोक्तः: is said/declared
• प्रोक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive sense)

• कनिष्ठः: lowest/least
• कनिष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कनिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चन् (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (नपुंसकलिङ्ग/संख्याशब्द-प्रयोगः), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• मतः: is considered
• मतः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे (considered)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative/measure-classification statement within the chapter context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: कार्पासपर्वतः = कार्पास-पर्वतः; पर्वतश्चैव = पर्वतः च एव; विंशद्भारैः = विंशद्-भारैः (द् + भ); इहोत्तमः = इह उत्तमः; पंचभिर्मतः = पञ्चभिः मतः.

FAQs

What is being classified in this Padma Purana verse?

The verse classifies a large heap (‘mountain’) of cotton into superior, middling, and inferior grades based on weight measured in bhāras.

What is a ‘bhāra’ in the context of this shloka?

Bhāra is a traditional unit of weight/load; the verse uses it as a practical benchmark (20/10/5 bhāras) for grading the cotton heap.

Does this verse teach a spiritual doctrine like bhakti?

Not directly; it functions more as a pragmatic statement on categorization/valuation, reflecting the encyclopedic and socio-economic detail sometimes found in the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa.