Shloka 37

Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana

Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa

Devanagari script

शतधा पुनरेवाशु ते तान्‌ मुज्चन्ति नित्यश: । श्वसद्धिर्मुच्यमानास्तु दिग्गजैरिह मारुता:

Transliteration

śatadhā punar evāśu te tān muñcanti nityaśaḥ | śvasaddhir mucyamānās tu diggajair iha mārutāḥ ||

Translation

शतधा पुनरेवाशु ते तान् मुञ्चन्ति नित्यशः। श्वसद्भिर्मुच्यमानास्तु दिग्गजैरिह मारुताः॥

Word by Word

शतधाa hundredfold; into hundreds of parts

पुनःagain

एवindeed; just

आशुquickly

तेthey

तान्them

मुञ्चन्तिrelease; let go; discharge

नित्यशःconstantly; always

श्वसद्भिःby/with hissing (ones); panting

मुच्यमानाःbeing released; being discharged

तुbut; however

दिग्गजैःby the elephants of the quarters (directional elephants)

इहhere; in this world/region

मारुताःwinds

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

māruta (winds)

diggaja (elephants of the quarters/directions)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes