Shloka 54

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

Devanagari script

अचिन्त्यं मनसाप्यन्यै: सरोभि: समलंकृतम्‌ । विशालैश्वाग्निशरणैर्भूषितं कुसुमावृतै:

Translation

那片山地之美不可思议，旁人纵以心念亦难想象。其间点缀着无数湖泊，又以宏阔的火祭殿（agni-śālā）为饰，殿宇覆以繁花，令此地更显瑰丽。

Word by Word

• अचिन्त्यम्: inconceivable
• अचिन्त्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अचिन्त्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अपि: even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अन्यैः: by others
• अन्यैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सरोभिः: with lakes
• सरोभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• समलङ्कृतम्: adorned
• समलङ्कृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√अलङ्कृ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विशालैः: with large (ones)
• विशालैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशाल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अग्निशरणैः: with fire-shelters / fire-halls
• अग्निशरणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निशरण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• भूषितम्: ornamented
• भूषितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √भूष्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कुसुमावृतैः: covered with flowers
• कुसुमावृतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुसुमावृत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच