Shloka 40
The Glory of Bhārata-varṣa: Enumerating Mountains, Rivers, and Regions
मालवाश्चोपवास्याश्च चक्रावक्रालयाः शकाः । विदेहा मगधाः सद्मा मलजा विजयास्तथा
mālavāścopavāsyāśca cakrāvakrālayāḥ śakāḥ | videhā magadhāḥ sadmā malajā vijayāstathā
Die Mālavas und die Upavāsyas; die Śakas, die in Cakrāvakrālaya wohnen; die Videhas; die Magadhas; die Sadmas; die Malajas; und ebenso die Vijayās.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Svarga-khaṇḍa 3.6).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मालवाश्चोपवास्याश्च = मालवाः + च + उपवास्याः + च; विजयास्तथा = विजयाः + तथा.
FAQs
It functions as a catalogue of peoples/regions (janapada-style listing), preserving traditional ethnonyms and geographic memory within the Svarga-khaṇḍa narrative flow.
In Purāṇic usage, Śaka typically refers to northwestern/central Asian groups (often identified with Scythian-related tribes) known in early Indian historical and literary sources.
Not directly; it is primarily descriptive (a list of groups). Any theological or ethical takeaway depends on the surrounding passage’s topic (e.g., cosmography, sacred geography, or lineage/peoples), which is not included in the excerpt.