Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61
Devanagari script
दशयोजनविस्तारो द्वाभ्यां संहितपर्वतः । उच्चैः पंच च स श्रीमान्मर्त्ये स्वर्गो व्यजायत
Transliteration
daśayojanavistāro dvābhyāṃ saṃhitaparvataḥ | uccaiḥ paṃca ca sa śrīmānmartye svargo vyajāyata
Translation
وہ جلیل و شاندار پہاڑ دس یوجن تک پھیلا ہوا تھا اور پانچ یوجن کی بلندی تک اٹھا ہوا؛ دنیاۓ فانی میں وہ گویا خود جنت کی طرح ظاہر ہوا۔
Word by Word
daśa-yojana-vistāraḥ(having) a spread of ten yojanas
daśa-yojana-vistāraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdaśa (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + vistāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मापपरिमाणवाचक समास
dvābhyāmby two (yojanas)
dvābhyām:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootdvi (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (संख्याशब्द), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; 'by two'
saṃhita-parvataḥthe compact/joined mountain
saṃhita-parvataḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃhita (कृदन्त; √dhā/√hi? here 'saṃhita' as 'joined/compact', प्रातिपदिक) + parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'संहितः पर्वतः'
uccaiḥhigh, aloft
uccaiḥ:
Sambandha (Manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootuccaiḥ (अव्यय)
Formरीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb)
paṃcafive
paṃca:
Sambandha (Measure)
TypeNoun
Rootpañcan (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययवत् संख्याशब्द; परिमाणवाचक (numeral)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
saḥthat/he (mountain)
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक सर्वनाम (demonstrative)
śrīmānsplendid, glorious
śrīmān:
Karta (Subject complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootśrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive)
martyein the mortal world
martye:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmartya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
svargaḥheaven
svargaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsvarga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
vyajāyataarose, came into being
vyajāyata:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√jan (धातु) with vi- (उपसर्ग)
Formलुङ्-लकार (Aorist), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
Speaker
Narrator
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Arbuda-parvata
Type: peak
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A monumental view of Arbuda: vast mountain mass with layered ridges, clouds at mid-height, shining peaks; pilgrims appear tiny, emphasizing scale; the mountain radiates a heaven-like aura.
Characters & Entities
A
Arbuda-parvataS
SvargaFAQs
The grandeur of a holy place is expressed as ‘svarga on earth,’ encouraging pilgrimage by portraying tangible sacred magnificence.
Mount Arbuda.
None.