Shloka 346
Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana
Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa
Devanagari script
असंख्यात: स नित्यं हि तिर्यगूर्ध्वमधस्तथा । राजन! इनमेंसे सुप्रतीक नामक गजराज
Transliteration
asaṅkhyātaḥ sa nityaṁ hi tiryag ūrdhvam adhas tathā | rājan |
Translation
三阇耶说道：“大王啊，此实不可胜数——恒常无量——横向铺展，上达下及。其广狭之度，我无法确切言明。”
Word by Word
असंख्यातःcountless, innumerable
असंख्यातः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअसंख्यात
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe/that (one)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नित्यम्always, constantly
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
तिर्यक्horizontally, sideways
तिर्यक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिर्यक्
ऊर्ध्वम्upwards
ऊर्ध्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऊर्ध्व
अधःdownwards, below
अधः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधस्
तथाso, likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as rājan)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the limits of human measurement and certainty when confronted with vast, overwhelming phenomena; it cultivates humility and a sense of awe in the face of what exceeds ordinary comprehension.
Sañjaya addresses the king and describes something as immeasurable, extending in all directions—sideways, upward, and downward—underscoring its boundless magnitude within the ongoing battlefield narration.