Varaha Purana 86.43: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 43

Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa

Cosmographic Geography

Devanagari script

द्वितीया शिवा यशोदा सा च भवति ।

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 86.43

Transliteration

dvitīyā śivā yaśodā sā ca bhavati

Translation

Die zweite ist Śivā; und sie wird auch (Yaśodā) genannt.

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Word by Word

• द्वितीया: the second
• द्वितीया: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal adjective)

• शिवा: Śivā (auspicious one; name)
• शिवा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• यशोदा: Yaśodā (name)
• यशोदा: समानााधिकरण/अपपद-नाम (Appositive naming)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशोदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नाम (proper name)

• सा: she / that (f.)
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction/particle)

• भवति: becomes / is
• भवति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Hydrography
• Ancient Toponyms

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It continues the systematic pairing of hydronyms, a common feature in Purāṇic lists that helps track variant local traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

A river bearing the names Śivā and Yaśodā; the excerpt does not provide further geographic markers.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

None direct; the verse preserves heritage nomenclature of rivers.