Varaha Purana 86.47: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 47

Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa

Cosmographic Geography

Devanagari script

वर्णा षष्ठी सैव विभावरी ।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 86.47

Transliteration

varṇā ṣaṣṭhī saiva vibhāvarī

Translation

Die sechste ist Varṇā; derselbe Fluss wird (Vibhāvarī) genannt.

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Word by Word

• वर्णा: Varṇā (name)
• वर्णा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नाम (proper name)

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

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• विभावरी: Vibhāvarī (name; night)
• विभावरी: समानााधिकरण/नाम (Appositive name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभावरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नाम (proper name)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Hydrography
• Ancient Toponyms

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It continues the dual-name river register, supporting manuscript indexing and comparative hydronym research across Purāṇic corpora.

Which geographic location is identified?

A river named Varṇā with the alternate name Vibhāvarī; the fragment does not provide a secure modern mapping.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical instruction; the verse functions as geographical documentation.