Shloka 186

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

Devanagari script

विष्कंभपर्वतांस्तद्वत्तुरीयांशेन कल्पयेत् । पूर्ववद्राजतान्कुर्यान्मंदरादीन्विधानतः

Transliteration

viṣkaṃbhaparvatāṃstadvatturīyāṃśena kalpayet | pūrvavadrājatānkuryānmaṃdarādīnvidhānataḥ

Translation

एवमेव विष्कम्भपर्वतान् तुरीयांशप्रमाणेन कल्पयेत्। पूर्ववत् मन्दरादीन् आरभ्य राजतान् पर्वतान् विधानेन कुर्यात्।

Word by Word

• विष्कम्भ-पर्वतान्: the supporting mountains
• विष्कम्भ-पर्वतान्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्कम्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विष्कम्भानां पर्वताः)

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: रीति (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय/तद्धितान्त)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘वत्’प्रत्ययार्थक (in the same manner/likewise)

• तुरीय-अंशेन: by a fourth part
• तुरीय-अंशेन: करण (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुरीय (प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तुरीयस्य अंशः)

• कल्पयेत्: should arrange/construct
• कल्पयेत्: क्रिया (आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पूर्ववत्: as previously
• पूर्ववत्: रीति (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तुल्यतावाचक (as before)

• रजतान्: silver (ones)
• रजतान्: कर्म-विशेषण (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रजत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (silver)

• कुर्यात्: should make
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मन्दर-आदीन्: Mandara and the others
• मन्दर-आदीन्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’समासान्त (Mandara and others)

• विधानतः: according to the prescribed method
• विधानतः: रीति (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्/तस्-प्रत्ययान्त (according to rule/prescription)

Speaker

Not specified in the provided excerpt (narrative/technical instruction within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa cosmography).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: विष्कंभपर्वतांस्तद्वत् = विष्कम्भ-पर्वतान् तद्वत्; तुरीयांशेन = तुरीय-अंशेन; पूर्ववद्राजतान्कुर्यान् = पूर्ववत् रजतान् कुर्यात्; मंदरादीन्विधानतः = मन्दर-आदीन् विधानतः

Characters & Entities

• Viṣkambha
• Mandara

FAQs

What is being instructed in this verse?

It gives a technical cosmographic instruction: the Viṣkambha mountains are to be conceived with a one-quarter measure, and the ‘silver’ mountains (starting with Mandara) are to be arranged as previously described, following the proper order.

Who or what is Mandara in the Puranic context?

Mandara is a famous cosmic mountain frequently mentioned in Purāṇic literature, especially known as the churning rod in the Samudra-manthana narrative; here it appears as part of a classified set of mountains described in cosmography.

Does this verse teach an ethical or bhakti lesson?

This specific verse is primarily descriptive and procedural (cosmographic). Any ethical or devotional takeaway would be indirect—highlighting the Purāṇic emphasis on ordered creation and adherence to scriptural method (vidhi).