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Shloka 13

सौगन्धिकपुष्पप्रसङ्गः — The Saugaṇdhika Lotus and Bhīma’s Approach to Hanūmān

देशान्‌ म्लेच्छजनाकीर्णान्‌ नानारत्नाकरायुतान्‌ । ददृशुर्गिरिपादांश्व नानाधातुसमाचितान्‌,उस यात्रामें उन्होंने म्लेच्छोंसे भरे हुए बहुत-से ऐसे देश देखे जो नाना प्रकारकी रत्नोंकी खानोंसे युक्त थे। वहाँ उन्हें नाना प्रकारके धातुओंसे व्याप्त कितने ही शाखापर्वत दृष्टिगोचर हुए। उन पर्वतीय शिखरोंपर बहुत-से विद्याधर, वानर, किन्नर, किम्पुरुष और गन्धर्व चारों ओर निवास करते थे

deśān mlecchajanākīrṇān nānāratnākārāyutān | dadṛśur giripādāṁś ca nānādhātusamācitān ||

ఆ ప్రయాణంలో వారు మ్లేచ్ఛ జనాలతో నిండిన అనేక దేశాలను చూశారు; అవి నానావిధ రత్ననిధులతో సమృద్ధిగా ఉన్నాయి. అలాగే నానారకాల ధాతువులతో నిండిన పర్వతపాద ప్రాంతాలనూ వారు దర్శించారు.

देशान्countries/regions
देशान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
म्लेच्छजनाकीर्णान्filled with mleccha-people
म्लेच्छजनाकीर्णान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootम्लेच्छजनाकीर्ण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
नानारत्नाकरायुतान्endowed with various jewel-mines
नानारत्नाकरायुतान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनानारत्नाकरायुत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
ददृशुःthey saw
ददृशुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
गिरिपादान्mountain-foothills / lower slopes
गिरिपादान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगिरिपाद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
नानाधातुसमाचितान्strewn/covered with various minerals
नानाधातुसमाचितान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनानाधातुसमाचित
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural

घटोत्कच उवाच

G
Ghaṭotkaca
D
deśa (regions/countries)
M
mleccha-jana (mleccha peoples)
R
ratna-ākara (gem-mines)
G
giri-pāda (mountain foothills)
D
dhātu (minerals/metals)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights attentive observation of the world’s diversity—peoples, landscapes, and resources—suggesting that a traveler (and a ruler) must recognize difference without losing discernment, and understand that prosperity often rests on the earth’s hidden deposits.

Ghaṭotkaca describes what was seen along the route: lands inhabited by mleccha groups, rich in gem-mines, and mountain foothills marked by many kinds of mineral ores—setting the scene of a vast, varied terrain encountered during travel.