Shloka 18
Qualities of the Five Great Elements; Description of Sudarśana-dvīpa and Mount Meru
ऋषय ऊचुः । उक्तो यस्य च संक्षेपो बुद्धिमन्विधिवत्त्वया । तत्त्वज्ञश्चासि सर्वस्य विस्तरं सूत नो वद
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | ukto yasya ca saṃkṣepo buddhimanvidhivattvayā | tattvajñaścāsi sarvasya vistaraṃ sūta no vada
ऋषय ऊचुः— यस्य संक्षेपो विधिवद् बुद्ध्या त्वयोक्तः । सर्वतत्त्वविदसि सूत, विस्तरं नः प्रब्रूहि ॥
The sages (ṛṣayaḥ), addressing Sūta
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: forest
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ऋषय ऊचुः→ऋषयः ऊचुः; बुद्धिमन्विधिवत्त्वया→बुद्धिमन् विधिवत् त्वया; तत्त्वज्ञश्चासि→तत्त्वज्ञः च असि; श्लोकान्ते 'वद' इति (पाठे 'वद'/'वद' समानार्थक).
FAQs
A group of sages (ṛṣayaḥ) are speaking, addressing Sūta, the traditional narrator of Purāṇic accounts.
The sages acknowledge that Sūta has given a proper summary and ask him to provide the fuller, detailed explanation (vistara).
The verse highlights disciplined teaching: first a clear summary, then a systematic expansion—presented by a reliable speaker described as a “knower of truth” (tattvajña).