Shloka 36

Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa

Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island

Devanagari script

तत्र हृष्टा नरा राजंस्तेजोयुक्ता महाबला: । स्त्रियश्लोत्पलवर्णा भा: सर्वा: सुप्रियदर्शना:

Transliteration

tatra hṛṣṭā narā rājan tejoyuktā mahābalāḥ | striyaś ca utpalavarṇābhāḥ sarvāḥ supriyadarśanāḥ ||

Translation

สัญชัยกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่พระราชา ที่นั่นบุรุษทั้งหลายรื่นเริงสมบูรณ์ มีเดชและกำลังใหญ่ยิ่ง; ส่วนสตรีทั้งปวงมีผิวพรรณดุจดอกบัว งามตาเป็นที่ชื่นชมยิ่งนัก”

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• हृष्टाः: delighted, exhilarated
• हृष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नराः: men
• नराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तेजः-युक्ताः: endowed with brilliance
• तेजः-युक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस् + युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महाबलाः: very strong, mighty
• महाबलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• उत्पल-वर्णाः: lotus-colored, lotus-hued
• उत्पल-वर्णाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्पल + वर्ण
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• भाः: splendors, radiances
• भाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• सुप्रिय-दर्शनाः: very pleasing to behold
• सुप्रिय-दर्शनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + प्रिय + दर्शन
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• King (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents prosperity, strength, and beauty as outward signs of a well-ordered and auspicious society—qualities traditionally linked with righteous governance and collective well-being.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya addresses the king and describes the people of a certain place: the men are vigorous and radiant, and the women are lotus-like in complexion and pleasing in appearance, emphasizing the region’s flourishing condition.