Shloka 20
कैलास-मन्दाकिनी-स्वच्छोदा-लौहित्य-सरयू-उद्गमवर्णनम्
Kailāsa and the Origins of Mandākinī, Svacchodā, Lauhitya, and Sarayū
Devanagari script
शातसंख्यैस्तापनीयैः शृङ्गैर्दिवमिवोल्लिखन् / मुञ्जवास्तु महादिव्यो दुर्गः शैलो हिमाचितः
Transliteration
śātasaṃkhyaistāpanīyaiḥ śṛṅgairdivamivollikhan / muñjavāstu mahādivyo durgaḥ śailo himācitaḥ
Translation
سینکڑوں تپنیہ (سونے) چوٹیوں سے وہ گویا آسمان کو کھرچتا ہے؛ ‘مُنجواستو’ نام کا وہ نہایت دیویہ، دشوارگذر پہاڑ برف سے ڈھکا ہے۔
Word by Word
śāta-saṃkhyaiḥnumbering a hundred
śāta-saṃkhyaiḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśata (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃkhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter/Adjectival, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘of hundred-numbered’ qualifying śṛṅgaiḥ
tāpanīyaiḥof refined gold
tāpanīyaiḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottāpanīya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter/Adjectival, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifying śṛṅgaiḥ
śṛṅgaiḥwith peaks
śṛṅgaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootśṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
divamthe sky
divam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdiv (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
ivaas if, like
iva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
FormParticle of comparison (उपमा-अव्यय)
ullikhanscraping/inscribing upward
ullikhan:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootud-√likh (लिख् धातु)
FormPresent active participle (वर्तमान कृदन्त/शतृ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with śailaḥ
muñja-vāstuMuñjavāstu (proper name)
muñja-vāstu:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmuñja (प्रातिपदिक) + vāstu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); name/epithet of the mountain/fort
mahā-divyaḥvery divine
mahā-divyaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + divya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying durgaḥ/śailaḥ
durgaḥfortress, stronghold
durgaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdurga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
śailaḥmountain
śailaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśaila (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
himācitaḥcovered with snow
himācitaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roothima (प्रातिपदिक) + √ci (चि धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘piled/covered with snow’ qualifying śailaḥ