Shloka 26

Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana

Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa

Devanagari script

जम्बूद्वीपात्‌ प्रवर्तन्ते रत्नानि विविधान्युत

Transliteration

jambūdvīpāt pravartante ratnāni vividhāny uta

Translation

ஜம்பூத்வீபத்திலிருந்து பலவகை ரத்தினங்கள் தோன்றி வெளிப்படுகின்றன.

Word by Word

• जम्बूद्वीपात्: from Jambudvipa
• जम्बूद्वीपात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बूद्वीप
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• प्रवर्तन्ते: arise / come forth / are produced
• प्रवर्तन्ते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√वृत्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• रत्नानि: gems, jewels
• रत्नानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• विविधानि: various, diverse
• विविधानि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• उत: and, also (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Jambūdvīpa
• ratnāni (gems/jewels)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line evokes the idea that the world (Jambūdvīpa) naturally yields diverse treasures; implicitly, prosperity and resources are part of a larger cosmic order, and their right use depends on dharmic governance rather than mere possession—an important ethical backdrop in a war setting.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, introduces a descriptive passage about the world’s riches—specifically that various gems originate from Jambūdvīpa—serving as contextual description within Bhīṣma Parva’s broader war narration.