Shloka 5

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

Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत भीष्मपर्वके अन्तर्गत जग्बूखण्डविनिर्माणपर्वमें युदर्शनद्वीपवर्णनविषयक पाँचवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | sarvadhātu-vicitraśrīḥ śuddha-dhāvān nāma parvataḥ | ete vai parvatā rājan siddha-cāraṇa-sevitāḥ | himavān hemakūṭaś ca parvata-śreṣṭho niṣadhaḥ | vaidūrya-maṇimayo nīlagiriḥ candramā iva ujjvalaḥ śvetagiriś ca | śuṅgavān parvataś ca sarvadhātu-samṛddhaḥ vicitra-śobhā-dhārī |

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: “Mayroon pang isang bundok na tinatawag na Śuddhadhāvān, na kumikislap sa sari-saring ningning ng lahat ng mineral. O Hari, ang mga bundok na ito ay dinadalaw at tinitirhan ng mga Siddha at Cāraṇa. Ang kanilang mga pangalan ay: Himavān, Hemakūṭa, Niṣadha—ang pinakadakila sa mga bundok; ang Nīlagiri na yari sa batong-hiyas na vaidūrya; ang Śvetagiri na maliwanag na gaya ng buwan; at ang Śuṅgavān, sagana sa bawat mineral at pinalalamutian ng maraming anyo ng kagandahan.”

Word by Word

• सर्वधातुविचित्रश्रीः: having splendor variegated with all minerals
• सर्वधातुविचित्रश्रीः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वधातु-विचित्र-श्री
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शुद्धधवान्: Śuddhadhavān (name of a mountain)
• शुद्धधवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धधव
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नाम: by name / named
• नाम: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन्
• Form: नपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पर्वतः: mountain
• पर्वतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एते: these
• एते: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद्
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• पर्वताः: mountains
• पर्वताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: पुं, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• सिद्धचारणसेविताः: frequented/inhabited by Siddhas and Cāraṇas
• सिद्धचारणसेविताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध-चारण-सेवित
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'rājan')
• Śuddhadhāvān (mountain)
• Himavān (Himalaya)
• Hemakūṭa (mountain)
• Niṣadha (mountain)
• Nīlagiri (mountain)
• Śvetagiri (mountain)
• Śuṅgavān (mountain)
• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas
• Jambūdvīpa (context)
• Jambū-khaṇḍa (context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage emphasizes a sacred cosmography: the world is portrayed as ordered and meaningful, with certain mountains marked as pure, radiant, and fit abodes for perfected beings (Siddhas) and celestial bards (Cāraṇas). The implicit ethical tone is reverence for the sanctity of the cosmos and recognition that spiritual attainment is associated with elevated, pure realms.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues describing the geography of Jambūdvīpa, listing notable mountains and highlighting their extraordinary splendor and mineral richness. He notes that these mountains are inhabited or frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas, indicating their sacred and otherworldly character.