Shloka 16

नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation

Devanagari script

ततो मन्दाकिनीं रम्यामुपरिष्टादभिव्रजन्‌

Transliteration

tato mandākinīṃ ramyām upariṣṭād abhivrajan

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“随后，他在高空继续前行，来到了秀丽的曼达吉尼河。”

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पञ्चमी-अर्थे: 'from/thereafter')

• मन्दाकिनीम्: Mandākinī (river)
• मन्दाकिनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दाकिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रम्याम्: beautiful, delightful
• रम्याम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उपरिष्टात्: above; from above; higher up
• उपरिष्टात्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरिष्टात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देश/दिक्-अर्थे)

• अभिव्रजन्: going towards; proceeding
• अभिव्रजन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग (कर्तरि)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Mandākinī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse evokes the dharmic value of approaching sacred places with reverence: the journey through holy geography is presented as morally and spiritually elevating, suggesting that movement toward tīrthas supports inner purification and right conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma continues describing a journey: the traveler proceeds along a higher route and reaches the beautiful Mandākinī, marking a transition to a new sacred location in the itinerary.