Varaha Purana 218.7: Adhyaya 218, Shloka 7

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अश्विनोरपि चोत्पत्तिः गौर्युत्पत्तिस्तथैव च ॥ विनायकस्य चोत्पत्तिर्नागोत्पत्तिस्तथैव च ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 218.7

Transliteration

aśvinor api cotpattiḥ gaury-utpattis tathaiva ca | vināyakasya cotpattir nāgोतpattis tathaiva ca ||

Translation

Ferner wird auch der Ursprung der Aśvins berichtet, ebenso der Ursprung Gaurīs; der Ursprung Vināyakas und gleichermaßen der Ursprung der Nāgas.

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• अश्विनोः: of the Aśvins
• अश्विनोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; Genitive dual

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; Particle (also/even)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; Conjunction

• उत्पत्तिः: origin, birth
• उत्पत्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• गौरी-उत्पत्तिः: the origin of Gaurī
• गौरी-उत्पत्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी + उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (गौर्याः उत्पत्तिः = origin of Gaurī)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; Adverb (likewise)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय; Emphatic particle

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; Conjunction

• विनायकस्य: of Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• विनायकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; Conjunction

• उत्पत्तिः: origin
• उत्पत्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• नाग-उत्पत्तिः: the origin of the Nāgas (serpents)
• नाग-उत्पत्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग + उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (नागानाम् उत्पत्तिः = origin of serpents)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; Adverb (likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय; Emphatic particle

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; Conjunction

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Mythography
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It indexes multiple ‘utpatti’ (origin) narratives, highlighting how Purāṇas systematize mythic genealogies and cultic figures into a single compendium.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geography is mentioned; the verse is thematic and genealogical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical rule is stated; the focus is on cataloging mythic origins that support broader cultural memory.