Shloka 6

Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana

Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa

Devanagari script

कुशस्तम्ब: कुशद्वीपे मध्ये जनपदै: सह । सम्पूज्यते शाल्मलिश्न द्वीपे शाल्मलिके नूप

Transliteration

kuśastambaḥ kuśadvīpe madhye janapadaiḥ saha | sampūjyate śālmalidvīpe śālmalī ca nṛpa-nareśvara ||

Translation

Санджая сказал: В середине Кушадвипы стоит огромный куст травы куша, именуемый Кушастамба, и жители её областей поклоняются ему. Так же, о царь среди царей, на Шальмалидвипе почитают дерево шальмали (шелковохлопковое, капок).

Word by Word

• कुशस्तम्बः: the clump/mass of kuśa-grass
• कुशस्तम्बः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश-स्तम्ब
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुशद्वीपे: in Kuśadvīpa
• कुशद्वीपे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशद्वीप
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• जनपदैः: by the peoples/communities
• जनपदैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनपद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• सम्पूज्यते: is worshipped
• सम्पूज्यते: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-पूज्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive (karmani)

• शाल्मलिद्वीपे: in Śālmalidvīpa
• शाल्मलिद्वीपे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाल्मलिद्वीप
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• शाल्मलिकः: the śālmali-tree (silk-cotton tree), śālmali-related
• शाल्मलिकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाल्मलिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• नरेश्वर: O lord of men
• नरेश्वर: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kuśadvīpa
• Śālmalidvīpa
• kuśa-grass (kuśastamba)
• śālmalī tree

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that reverence can be expressed through locally sacred natural symbols; different regions uphold dharmic devotion in forms suited to their own land and tradition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes sacred features of distant dvīpas: in Kuśadvīpa people worship a great kuśa-grass thicket, and in Śālmalidvīpa they worship the śālmalī tree, addressing the king respectfully.