Shloka 4

Names of Regions and Mountains: Ramaṇaka, Hiraṇmaya, Airāvata, and the Turn to Vaikuṇṭha

Devanagari script

दशवर्षसहस्राणि शतानि दशपंच च । जीवंति ते महाभागा नित्यं मुदितमानसाः

Transliteration

daśavarṣasahasrāṇi śatāni daśapaṃca ca | jīvaṃti te mahābhāgā nityaṃ muditamānasāḥ

Translation

Por dez mil anos —e ainda mais cem e quinze— vivem esses grandemente afortunados, com a mente sempre jubilosa.

Word by Word

• दशवर्षसहस्राणि: ten thousand years
• दशवर्षसहस्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश + वर्ष + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; संख्या-समासप्रायः (दशवर्षाणां सहस्राणि)

• शतानि: hundreds
• शतानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत्/प्रातिपदिकरूपेण प्रयोग (numeral)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत्/प्रातिपदिकरूपेण प्रयोग (numeral)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• जीवन्ति: live
• जीवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• महाभागाः: very fortunate
• महाभागाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् भागः/भाग्यं येषां)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• मुदितमानसाः: with joyful minds
• मुदितमानसाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदित + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (मुदितं मानसं येषां); ‘मुदित’ = मुद्-धातोः क्त (past participle)

Speaker

Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: दश + पञ्च → दशपञ्च (समास/संयोग); (IAST jīvaṃti = jīvanti) अनुस्वार-लेखनभेदः।

FAQs

What lifespan does this verse describe?

It states a duration of 10,115 years (10,000 + 100 + 15) for “those blessed ones,” implying a long, merit-based lifespan.

Who are the “mahābhāgāḥ” referred to here?

Literally “the greatly fortunate/blessed.” Without the surrounding context, they can only be identified generally as meritorious beings; the preceding/following verses usually specify the group (e.g., recipients of a particular virtue, vow, or rite).

What is the ethical or spiritual takeaway of this verse?

It links inner joy and well-being with blessedness and sustained life, commonly implying that merit (puṇya) or righteous conduct leads to happy, long-lasting enjoyment in higher realms.