Shloka 39

Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana

Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa

Devanagari script

दर्शितं द्वीपसंस्थानमुत्तरं ब्रूहि संजय । धृतराष्ट्र बोले--संजय! तुमने द्वीपोंकी स्थितिके विषयमें तो बड़े विस्तारके साथ वर्णन किया है। अब जो अन्तिम विषय--सूर्य, चन्द्रमा तथा राहुका प्रमाण बताना शेष रह गया है, उसका वर्णन करो ।। ३८ ह || संजय उवाच उक्ता द्वीपा महाराज ग्रहं वै शुणु तत्त्वतः,संजय बोले--महाराज! मैंने द्वीपोंका वर्णन तो कर दिया। अब ग्रहोंका यथार्थ वर्णन सुनिये। कौरव-श्रेष्ठत राहुकी जितनी बड़ी लंबाई-चौड़ाई सुननेमें आती है, वह आपको बताता हूँ। महाराज! सुना है कि राहु ग्रह मण्डलाकार है

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | uktā dvīpā mahārāja grahān vai śṛṇu tattvataḥ |

Translation

दर्शितं द्वीपसंस्थानमुत्तरं ब्रूहि संजय। संजय उवाच—उक्ता द्वीपा महाराज ग्रहं वै शृणु तत्त्वतः॥

Word by Word

दर्शितम्has been shown/described

द्वीप-संस्थानम्the arrangement/formation of the islands

उत्तरम्the further (account)/the next (topic)

ब्रूहिtell (me)

संजयO Sañjaya

उक्ताःhave been spoken/described

द्वीपाःthe islands

महा-राजO great king

ग्रहान्the planets/astral bodies

वैindeed

शृणुhear/listen

तत्त्वतःtruly/in reality

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

dvīpa (continents)

graha (celestial bodies/planets)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes disciplined, truthful exposition (tattvataḥ): knowledge should proceed in an orderly way—first the terrestrial divisions (dvīpas), then the celestial bodies (grahas)—and should be presented accurately to the listener.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya, speaking to King Dhritarashtra, transitions from his completed description of the dvīpas to the next topic: an account of the grahas (heavenly bodies), continuing the cosmographical discourse within Bhīṣma Parva.