Varaha Purana 86.31: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 31

Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa

Cosmographic Geography

Devanagari script

गिरिणामान्येव वर्षाणि तद्यथा

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 86.31

Transliteration

giriṇāmāny eva varṣāṇi tadyathā

Translation

Dies sind in der Tat die Regionen (varṣa), die Bergnamen tragen, nämlich wie folgt:

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Word by Word

• गिरिणाम्: of mountains
• गिरिणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

• आनि: names
• आनि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘नामानि’ इत्यर्थे (names) — छन्दो/पाठभेदेन ‘आनि’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• वर्षाणि: rains / rainy seasons / regions (varṣas)
• वर्षाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समुच्चित-वस्तु (list item)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यथा: as follows / namely
• यथा: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/उदाहरणार्थक-अव्यय (as/namely)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It signals an enumerative passage classifying regions by mountain-associated names, a common Purāṇic method of organizing geographic knowledge.

Which geographic location is identified?

This is a heading-introduction; specific names are expected in the subsequent lines.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The ethical dimension is indirect: systematic naming and classification supports cultural memory and stewardship of places.