Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 6.5
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6.5.1
नदीनां पर्वतानां च नामधेयानि संजय ।
तथा जनपदानां च ये चान्ये भूमिमाश्रिताः ॥ ६.५.१ ॥
O Sañjaya, tell me the names of the rivers, the mountains, the countries, and the others who dwell upon the earth.
6.5.2
प्रमाणं च प्रमाणज्ञ पृथिव्या मम सर्वतः ।
निखिलेन समाचक्ष्व काननानि च संजय ॥ ६.५.२ ॥
O knower of measures, O Sañjaya, describe completely the extent of my earth on every side, and its forests.
6.5.3
पञ्चेमानि महाराज महाभूतानि संग्रहात् ।
जगतीस्थानि सर्वाणि समान्याहुर्मनीषिणः ॥ ६.५.३ ॥
O great king, in brief these are the five great elements; all that exists in the world, the wise say, is equal to them.
6.5.4
भूमिरापस्तथा वायुरग्निराकाशमेव च ।
गुणोत्तराणि सर्वाणि तेषां भूमिः प्रधानतः ॥ ६.५.४ ॥
Earth, water, air, fire, and space as well; all of these contain successively more qualities, and among them earth is chief.
6.5.5
शब्दः स्पर्शश्च रूपं च रसो गन्धश्च पञ्चमः ।
भूमेरेते गुणाः प्रोक्ता ऋषिभिस्तत्त्ववेदिभिःक ॥ ६.५.५ ॥
Sound, touch, form, taste, and fifth, smell — these are the qualities of earth, declared by the sages who know the truth.
6.5.6
चत्वारोऽप्सु गुणा राजन्गन्धस्तत्र न विद्यते ।
शब्दः स्पर्शश्च रूपं च तेजसोऽथ गुणास्त्रयः ।
शब्दः स्पर्शश्च वायौ द्वौ अकाशे शब्द एव तु ॥ ६.५.६ ॥
O king, water has four qualities; in it there is no smell. Sound, touch, and form are the three qualities of fire. Air has two, sound and touch; space has sound alone.
6.5.7
एते पञ्च गुणा राजन्महाभूतेषु पञ्चसु ।
वर्तन्ते सर्वलोकेषु येषु भूताः प्रतिष्ठिताः ॥ ६.५.७ ॥
These five qualities, O king, exist in the five great elements, and in all worlds, in which beings are established.
6.5.8
अन्योन्यं नाभिवर्तन्ते साम्यं भवति वै यदा ॥ ६.५.८ ॥
When they do not overcome one another and equilibrium comes about — then.
6.5.9
यदा तु विषमीभावमाविशन्ति परस्परम् ।
तदा देहैर्देहवन्तो व्यतिरोहन्ति नान्यथा ॥ ६.५.९ ॥
But when they enter into imbalance with one another, then embodied beings come forth with bodies in various forms — not otherwise.
6.5.10
आनुपूर्व्या विनश्यन्ति जायन्ते चानुपूर्वशः ।
सर्वाम्यपरिमेयाणि तदेषां रूपमैश्वरम् ॥ ६.५.१० ॥
In due sequence they perish, and in due sequence they are born; all are immeasurable — that is the sovereign form of these.
6.5.11
तत्रतत्र हि दृश्यन्ते धातवः पाञ्चभौतिकाः ।
तेषां मनुष्यास्तर्केण प्रमाणानि प्रचक्षते ॥ ६.५.११ ॥
Here and there the elemental constituents made of the five great elements are seen; men, by reasoning, declare them as proofs.
6.5.12
अचिन्त्याः खलु ये भावा न तांस्तर्केण साधयेत् ।
प्रकृतिभ्यः परं यत्तु तदचिन्त्यस्य लक्षणम् ॥ ६.५.१२ ॥
Truly there are realities that are inconceivable; one should not establish them by reasoning. That which is beyond nature is the mark of the inconceivable.
6.5.13
सुदर्शनं प्रवक्ष्यामि द्वीपं तु कुरुनन्दन ।
परिमण्डलो महाराज द्वीपोऽसौ चक्रसंस्थितः ॥ ६.५.१३ ॥
O delight of the Kurus, I will now describe the Sudarśana island. O great king, that circular island lies like a wheel.
6.5.14
नदीजालप्रतिच्छन्नः पर्वतैश्चाभ्रसन्निभैः ।
पुरैश्च विविधाकारै रम्यैर्जनपदैस्तथा ॥ ६.५.१४ ॥
It is covered with a network of rivers, and with mountains resembling clouds, with towns of various shapes, and likewise with pleasant countries.
6.5.15
वृक्षैः पुष्पफलोपेतैः संपन्नधनधान्यवान् ।
लवणेन समुद्रेण समन्तात्परिवारितः ॥ ६.५.१५ ॥
It is rich in wealth and grain, with trees bearing flowers and fruits; and the salt ocean surrounds it on every side.
6.5.16
यथा हि पुरुषः पश्येदादर्शे मुखमात्मनः ।
एवं सुदर्शनद्वीपो दृश्यते चन्द्रमण्डले ॥ ६.५.१६ ॥
Just as a man sees his own face in a mirror, so the Sudarśana island is seen in the disc of the moon.
6.5.17
द्विरशस्तु ततः प्लक्षो द्विरंशः शाल्मलिर्महान् ।
द्विरंशः पिप्पलस्तस्य द्विरंशश्च कुशो महान्।
सर्वौषधिसमापन्नः पर्वतैः परिवारितः ॥ ६.५.१७ ॥
Twice as large again is the Plakṣa island; twice that is the great Śālmali island; twice its measure is the Pippala island, and twice that the great Kuśa island. Endowed with all herbs, it is surrounded by mountains.
6.5.18
आपस्ततोऽन्या विज्ञेयाः शेषः संक्षेप उच्यते ।
ततोऽन्य उच्यते चायमेनं संक्षेपतः श्रृणु ॥ ६.५.१८ ॥
Then other waters should be known; the rest is told in brief. Then another is described; listen to it briefly.