Shloka 11
Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa
Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island
Devanagari script
योजनानां सहस््राणि चतुरशीतिरुच्छित: । अधस्ताच्चतुरशीतिर्योजनानां महीपते,उसकी ऊँचाई चौरासी हजार योजन है। राजन! वह नीचे भी चौरासी हजार योजनतक पृथ्वीके भीतर घुसा हुआ है
Transliteration
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi caturaśītir ucchritaḥ | adhastāc ca caturaśītir yojanānāṃ mahīpate ||
Translation
三阇耶说道：“大王啊，它高达八万四千由旬；而且，地之主啊，它向下也深入地中八万四千由旬。”
Word by Word
योजनानाम्of yojanas
योजनानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयोजन
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
सहस्राणिthousands
सहस्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
चतुरशीतिःeighty-four
चतुरशीतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचतुरशीति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
उच्छितःrisen/high (in height)
उच्छितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउच्छित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अधस्तात्below, downwards
अधस्तात्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधस्तात्
Formtrue
चतुरशीतिःeighty-four
चतुरशीतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचतुरशीति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
योजनानाम्of yojanas
योजनानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयोजन
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
महीपतेO lord of the earth (king)
महीपते:
TypeNoun
Rootमहीपति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by mahīpate)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes