Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61
Devanagari script
दशयोजनविस्तारो द्वाभ्यां संहितपर्वतः । उच्चैः पंच च स श्रीमान्मर्त्ये स्वर्गो व्यजायत
Transliteration
daśayojanavistāro dvābhyāṃ saṃhitaparvataḥ | uccaiḥ paṃca ca sa śrīmānmartye svargo vyajāyata
Translation
அந்த மகிமைமிக்க மலை பத்து யோஜனை பரப்புடன், ஐந்து யோஜனை உயரத்துடன் விளங்கியது; மானிட உலகில் அது சொர்க்கமே வெளிப்பட்டதுபோல் தோன்றியது.
Word by Word
daśa-yojana-vistāraḥ(having) a spread of ten yojanas
daśa-yojana-vistāraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdaśa (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + vistāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मापपरिमाणवाचक समास
dvābhyāmby two (yojanas)
dvābhyām:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootdvi (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (संख्याशब्द), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; 'by two'
saṃhita-parvataḥthe compact/joined mountain
saṃhita-parvataḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃhita (कृदन्त; √dhā/√hi? here 'saṃhita' as 'joined/compact', प्रातिपदिक) + parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'संहितः पर्वतः'
uccaiḥhigh, aloft
uccaiḥ:
Sambandha (Manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootuccaiḥ (अव्यय)
Formरीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb)
paṃcafive
paṃca:
Sambandha (Measure)
TypeNoun
Rootpañcan (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययवत् संख्याशब्द; परिमाणवाचक (numeral)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
saḥthat/he (mountain)
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक सर्वनाम (demonstrative)
śrīmānsplendid, glorious
śrīmān:
Karta (Subject complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootśrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive)
martyein the mortal world
martye:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmartya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
svargaḥheaven
svargaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsvarga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
vyajāyataarose, came into being
vyajāyata:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√jan (धातु) with vi- (उपसर्ग)
Formलुङ्-लकार (Aorist), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
Speaker
Narrator
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Arbuda-parvata
Type: peak
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A monumental view of Arbuda: vast mountain mass with layered ridges, clouds at mid-height, shining peaks; pilgrims appear tiny, emphasizing scale; the mountain radiates a heaven-like aura.
Characters & Entities
A
Arbuda-parvataS
SvargaFAQs
The grandeur of a holy place is expressed as ‘svarga on earth,’ encouraging pilgrimage by portraying tangible sacred magnificence.
Mount Arbuda.
None.