Shloka 129
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
Devanagari script
एकान्तभावोपगत एकान्तेषु समाहित: । प्राप्य श्वेतं महाद्वीपं भूत्वा चन्द्रप्रभो नर:
Transliteration
ekāntabhāvopagata ekānteṣu samāhitaḥ | prāpya śvetaṃ mahādvīpaṃ bhūtvā candraprabho naraḥ ||
Translation
ஒருமுக உள்நிலைப் பற்றுடன், தனிமை இடங்களில் அமைந்த மனத்துடன் இருப்பவன், ஸ்வேத மகாத்வீபத்தை அடைந்து நிலவுபோல் ஒளிவிடுவான்।
Word by Word
एकान्तभावोपगतःhaving attained the state of solitude/one-pointedness
एकान्तभावोपगतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएकान्तभावोपगत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एकान्तेषुin solitary places / in seclusion
एकान्तेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootएकान्त
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
समाहितःcollected, concentrated (in mind)
समाहितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमाहित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्राप्यhaving reached/obtained
प्राप्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + आप्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
श्वेतम्white (named Śveta)
श्वेतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootश्वेत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
महाद्वीपम्the great island/continent
महाद्वीपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहाद्वीप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
चन्द्रप्रभःmoon-radiant, shining like the moon
चन्द्रप्रभः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचन्द्रप्रभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नरःthe man
नरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaŚ
Śveta Mahādvīpa (the White Great Island)T
the man (naraḥ)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes