Shloka 40.17-18Unverified draft
तत: पूर्वां दिशं भित्त्वा दक्षिणां बिभिदु: पुन:।।1.40.16।। दक्षिणस्यामपि दिशि ददृशुस्ते महागजम्। महापद्मं महात्मानं सुमहत्पर्वतोपमम्।।1.40.17।। शिरसा धारयन्तं ते विस्मयं जग्मुरुत्तमम्।
Meaning
Then, having cloven the eastern quarter, they cleft the southern quarter again; there too, in the south, they saw a great elephant, the great-souled Mahapadma, resembling a huge mountain, bearing the earth upon his head; they were filled with supreme wonder.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.40.17
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tataḥ pūrvām diśam bhittvā | ततः पूर्वाम् दिशम् भित्त्वा | then, having pierced through the eastern direction | Accusative / Gerund |
| dakṣiṇām bibhiduḥ punaḥ | दक्षिणाम् बिभिदुः पुनः | they pierced again toward the south | Accusative / Verb (perfect) |
Shloka 1.40.18
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dakṣiṇasyām api diśi | दक्षिणस्याम् अपि दिशि | in the southern direction too | Locative singular |
| dadṛśuḥ te mahā-gajam | ददृशुः ते महा-गजम् | they saw the great elephant | Verb (perfect) / Nominative / Accusative |
| mahā-padmam mahā-ātmānam | महा-पद्मम् महा-आत्मानम् | Mahapadma, great-souled | Accusative singular |
| su-mahat parvata-upamam | सु-महत् पर्वत-उपमम् | very great, comparable to a mountain | Accusative singular |
| śirasā dhārayantam te | शिरसा धारयन्तम् ते | bearing [the earth] upon his head | Instrumental / Accusative participle / Nominative |
| vismayam jagmuḥ uttamam | विस्मयम् जग्मुः उत्तमम् | experienced supreme wonder | Accusative / Verb (perfect) / Accusative |
Reference: 1.40.17-18 · Bāla Kāṇḍa