Shloka 13
Varāha-uddhāraṇa and the Re-constitution of Bhū-maṇḍala
Earth after Pralaya
Devanagari script
सप्तसप्त तु वर्षाणि तस्या द्वीपेषु सप्तसु / विषमाणि समीकृत्य शिलाभिरभितो गिरीन्
Transliteration
saptasapta tu varṣāṇi tasyā dvīpeṣu saptasu / viṣamāṇi samīkṛtya śilābhirabhito girīn
Translation
அவளுடைய ஏழு தீவுகளில் ஏழு-ஏழு ஆண்டுகள், அவர் சீரற்ற இடங்களைச் சமப்படுத்தி, சுற்றிலும் கற்களால் மலைகளை உறுதியாக்கினார்.
Word by Word
sapta-saptaseven and seven (i.e., seven each)
sapta-sapta:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsapta (प्रातिपदिक) + sapta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormDvigu-samāsa (numerical compound) used adjectivally; indeclinable-like numeral qualifier to varṣāṇi
tuand/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormNipāta (particle)
varṣāṇiyears
varṣāṇi:
Karma (कर्म; counted items)
TypeNoun
Rootvarṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapuṃsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā (Nom./Acc., 1st/2nd), Bahuvacana; here accusative as object of implied ‘made/arranged’ or nominative in enumeration
tasyāḥof her/of that (earth)
tasyāḥ:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध; possession)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक; sarvanāma)
FormStrīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive, 6th), Ekavacana
dvīpeṣuin the continents/islands
dvīpeṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; location)
TypeNoun
Rootdvīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Saptamī (Locative, 7th), Bahuvacana
saptasuin the seven
saptasu:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsapta (प्रातिपदिक; numeral)
FormSaptamī (Locative, 7th), Bahuvacana; agrees with dvīpeṣu
viṣamāṇiuneven (parts)
viṣamāṇi:
Karma (कर्म; object)
TypeAdjective
Rootviṣama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapuṃsaka, Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Bahuvacana; object of samīkṛtya (things made even)
samīkṛtyahaving levelled
samīkṛtya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-√kṛ (धातु)
FormKtvā-pratyaya (absolutive/gerund)
śilābhiḥwith rocks/stones
śilābhiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण; instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootśilā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental, 3rd), Bahuvacana
abhitaḥaround/on all sides
abhitaḥ:
Deśa (देश; spatial adverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootabhitaḥ (अव्यय)
FormDeśāvyaya (adverb) ‘around/on all sides’
girīnmountains
girīn:
Karma (कर्म; object)
TypeNoun
Rootgiri (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Bahuvacana