Mahabharata · 6.11.1-2
॥
Devanāgarī
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच
भारतस्यास्य वर्षस्य तथा हैमवतस्य च ॥
प्रमाणम् आयुषः सूत फलं चापि शुभाशुभम् ॥
अनागतम् अतिक्रान्तं वर्तमानं च संजय ॥
आचक्ष्व मे विस्तरेण हरिवर्षं तथैव च ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
bhāratasyāsya varṣasya tathā haimavatasya ca ||
pramāṇam āyuṣaḥ sūta phalaṃ cāpi śubhāśubham ||
anāgatam atikrāntaṃ vartamānaṃ ca saṃjaya ||
ācakṣva me vistareṇa harivarṣaṃ tathaiva ca ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
धृतराष्ट्रdhṛtarāṣṭraDhritarashtra; King Dhritarashtra
उवाचuvācasaid; asked
भारतस्यास्यbhāratasyāsyaof this Bharata; of this Bharata-varsha
वर्षस्यvarṣasyaof the varsha; of the region of the world
तथाtathāalso; and
हैमवतस्यhaimavatasyaof Haimavata; of the region of Haimavata
चcaand; also
प्रमाणम्pramāṇammeasure; extent
आयुषःāyuṣaḥof life; of the lifespan
सूतsūtaO son of a suta; Sanjaya
फलंphalaṃfruit; result
चापिcāpiand also; as well
शुभाशुभम्śubhāśubhamauspicious and inauspicious; fortunate and unfortunate
अनागतम्anāgatamthe future; what has not yet come
अतिक्रान्तंatikrāntaṃthe past; what has gone by
वर्तमानंvartamānaṃthe present; what is happening now
चcaand; also
संजयsaṃjayaO Sanjaya; Sanjaya
आचक्ष्वācakṣvatell; relate
मेmeto me; for me
विस्तरेणvistareṇain detail; at length
हरिवर्षंharivarṣaṃHarivarsha; the region of Hari
तथैवtathaivalikewise; and also
चcaand; also
Translation
Dhritarashtra said: "O son of a suta, tell me in detail of the measure of this Bharata-varsha and of Haimavata, of the span of life, of the auspicious and inauspicious fruit, of the future, the past, and the present, Sanjaya, and also of Harivarsha."
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Dhritarashtra's question widens geography into time and destiny. He wants to know not only the size of the land but the quality of life within it: its span, the fruit of action, and past, present, and future.