Shloka 4

Description and Measurements of Śākadvīpa

with Oceans, Mountains, Varṣas, and Rivers

Devanagari script

अष्टादशसहस्राणि योजनानि द्विजोत्तमाः । षट्शतानि च पूर्णानि विष्कंभो जंबुपर्वतः

Transliteration

aṣṭādaśasahasrāṇi yojanāni dvijottamāḥ | ṣaṭśatāni ca pūrṇāni viṣkaṃbho jaṃbuparvataḥ

Translation

โอ้ผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่ทวิชะ ความกว้างของภูเขาชัมพูมีสิบแปดพันโยชน์ และเพิ่มอีกครบหกร้อยโยชน์

Word by Word

• अष्टादशसहस्राणि: eighteen thousand
• अष्टादशसहस्राणि: Visheshya (Measure/प्रमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टादश + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (अष्टादश सहस्राणि)

• योजनानि: yojanas (a measure)
• योजनानि: Visheshya (Measure/प्रमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; परिमाणवाचक

• द्विजोत्तमाः: O best of brāhmaṇas
• द्विजोत्तमाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्विजानाम् उत्तमाः) संबोधनार्थे

• षट्शतानि: six hundred
• षट्शतानि: Visheshya (Measure/प्रमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (षट् शतानि)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूर्णानि: complete/full
• पूर्णानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• विष्कंभः: diameter/width
• विष्कंभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्कंभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक—‘व्यासः/विस्तारः’

• जंबुपर्वतः: the Jambu mountain
• जंबुपर्वतः: Samanaadhikarana (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जंबु + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जंबोः पर्वतः)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator addressing 'dvijottamāḥ' (best of the twice-born)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: षट्शतानि = षट् + शतानि; जंबुपर्वतः = जंबु + पर्वतः (समास)

Characters & Entities

• Jambu-parvata

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography described in the Padma Purana?

It presents a cosmographic measurement, stating the breadth (viṣkambha) of Jambu Mountain in yojanas, reflecting the Purana’s encyclopedic mapping of sacred/idealized world-structures.

Does this verse teach Bhakti or theology directly?

Not directly; it is primarily descriptive geography/cosmography. In the Padma Purana, such passages often serve as context for sacred landscapes and the broader worldview in which devotional narratives unfold.

What is the practical takeaway or ethical lesson from this verse?

The verse mainly communicates scale and order in the Purāṇic universe; the implied lesson is attentiveness to śāstric description and the traditional framing of the cosmos rather than a direct moral injunction.