Shloka 18
Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana
Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa
Devanagari script
क्रौज्चात् परो वामनको वामनादनन््धकारक: । अन्धकारात् परो राजन् मैनाक: पर्वतोत्तम:
Translation
สัญชัยกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่พระราชา ถัดจากกราวญจะคือภูเขาวามนกะ ถัดจากวามนกะคืออันธการกะ และถัดจากอันธการกะคือภูเขาอันประเสริฐนามว่า ไมนากะ”
Word by Word
क्रौञ्चात्from (the mountain) Kraunca
क्रौञ्चात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootक्रौञ्च
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
परःnext; beyond
परः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वामनकः(the mountain) Vāmanaka
वामनकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवामनक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वामनात्from Vāmana
वामनात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootवामन
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
अनन्धकारकःAnandhakāraka (proper name; lit. 'non-darkness-maker')
अनन्धकारकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअनन्धकारक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अन्धकारात्from (the mountain) Andhakāra
अन्धकारात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धकार
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
परःnext; beyond
परः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
मैनाकःMaināka (mountain)
मैनाकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमैनाक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पर्वतोत्तमःthe best of mountains
पर्वतोत्तमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत-उत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes