Shloka 29

Varṣa-Parvata-Nivāsinām Varnanam

Description of Regions, Mountains, and Their Inhabitants

Devanagari script

शीघ्रां च पिच्छिलां चैव भारद्वाजीं च निम्नगाम्‌ | कौशिकीं निम्नगां शोणां बाहुदामथ चन्द्रमाम्‌,सदाकान्ता, शिवा, वीरमती, वस्त्रा, सुवस्त्रा, गौरी, कम्पना, हिरण्वती, वरा, वीरकरा, महानदी पंचमी, रथचित्रा, ज्योतिरथा, विश्वामित्रा, कपिंजला, उपेन्द्रा, बहुला, कुवीरा, अम्बुवाहिनी, विनदी, पिंजला, वेणा, महानदी तुंगवेणा, विदिशा, कृष्णवेणा, ताम्रा, कपिला, खलु, सुवामा, वेदाश्वा, हरिश्रावा, महापगा, शीघ्रा, पिच्छिला, भारद्वाजी नदी, कौशिकी नदी, शोणा, बाहुदा, चन्द्रमा, दुर्गा, चित्रशिला, ब्रह्मवेध्या, बृहद्वती, यवक्षा, रोही तथा जाम्बूनदी

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | śīghrāṃ ca picchilāṃ caiva bhāradvājīṃ ca nimnagām | kauśikīṃ nimnagāṃ śoṇāṃ bāhudām atha candramām | sadākāntāṃ śivāṃ vīramatīṃ vastrāṃ suvastrāṃ gaurīṃ kampanāṃ hiraṇvatīṃ varāṃ vīrakarāṃ mahānadīṃ pañcamīṃ rathacitrāṃ jyotirathāṃ viśvāmitrāṃ kapiñjalāṃ upendrāṃ bahulāṃ kuvīrāṃ ambuvāhinīṃ vinadīṃ piṅjalāṃ veṇāṃ mahānadīṃ tuṅgaveṇāṃ vidiśāṃ kṛṣṇaveṇāṃ tāmrāṃ kapilāṃ khalu suvāmāṃ vedāśvāṃ hariśrāvāṃ mahāpagāṃ śīghrāṃ picchilāṃ bhāradvājīṃ nadīṃ kauśikīṃ nadīṃ śoṇāṃ bāhudāṃ candramāṃ durgāṃ citraśilāṃ brahmavedhyāṃ bṛhadvātīṃ yavakṣāṃ rohīṃ tathā jāmbūnadīm

Translation

Sañjaya said: “He then named many rivers—Śīghrā, Picchilā, and the river Bhāradvājī; the low-running Kauśikī; the Śoṇā, the Bāhudā, and the Candramā.”

Word by Word

शीघ्राम्the river Śīghrā

चand

पिच्छिलाम्the river Picchilā

चand

एवindeed/also

भारद्वाजीम्the river Bhāradvājī

चand

निम्नगाम्the river Nimnagā (down-flowing one)

कौशिकीम्the river Kauśikī

निम्नगाम्the river Nimnagā

शोणाम्the river Śoṇā

बाहुदाम्the river Bāhudā

अथthen/and also

चन्द्रमाम्the river Candramā (name)

सदाकान्ताम्Sadākāntā (ever-lovely) river

शिवाम्the river Śivā

वीरमतीम्Vīramatī (having heroes) river

वस्त्राम्the river Vastrā

सुवस्त्राम्Suvāstrā (well-clad) river

गौरीम्the river Gaurī

कम्पनाम्the river Kampanā

हिरण्वतीम्the river Hiraṇvatī

वराम्the river Varā

वीरकराम्Vīrakarā (maker of heroes) river

महानदीम्Mahānadī (great river)

पञ्चमीम्the river Pañcamī

रथचित्राम्Rathacitrā (chariot-adorned) river

ज्योतिरथाम्Jyotirathā (light-chariot) river

विश्वामित्राम्Viśvāmitrā river

कपिंजलाम्the river Kapiñjalā

उपेन्द्राम्the river Upendrā

बहुलाम्the river Bahulā

कुवीराम्the river Kuvīrā

अम्बुवाहिनीम्Ambuvāhinī (water-bearing) river

विनदीम्the river Vinadī

पिंजलाम्the river Piñjalā

वेणाम्the river Veṇā

महानदीम्Mahānadī (great river)

तुंगवेणाम्Tuṅgaveṇā river

विदिशाम्the river Vidiśā

कृष्णवेणाम्Kṛṣṇaveṇā river

ताम्राम्the river Tām्रā

कपिलाम्the river Kapilā

खलुindeed/surely

सुवामाम्Suvāmā (beautiful) river

वेदाश्वाम्Vedāśvā river

हरिश्रावाम्Hariśrāvā river

महापगाम्Mahāpagā (great river) river

शीघ्राम्Śīghrā

पिच्छिलाम्Picchilā

भारद्वाजीBhāradvājī (river name)

नदीriver

कौशिकीKauśikī (river name)

नदीriver

शोणाŚoṇā (river name)

बाहुदाBāhudā (river name)

चन्द्रमाCandramā (name)

दुर्गाDurgā (name)

चित्रशिलाCitraśilā (variegated-rock) (name)

ब्रह्मवेध्याBrahmavedhyā (name)

बृहद्वतीBṛhadvati (name)

यवक्षाYavakṣā (name)

रोहीRohī (name)

तथाand likewise

जाम्बूनदीJāmbūnadī (name)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Śīghrā (river)

Picchilā (river)

Bhāradvājī (river)

Kauśikī (river)

Śoṇā (river)

Bāhudā (river)

Candramā (river)

Sadākāntā (river)

Śivā (river)

Vīramatī (river)

Vastrā (river)

Suvastrā (river)

Gaurī (river)

Kampanā (river)

Hiraṇvatī (river)

Varā (river)

Vīrakarā (river)

Mahānadī (river)

Pañcamī (river)

Rathacitrā (river)

Jyotirathā (river)

Viśvāmitrā (river)

Kapiñjalā (river)

Upendrā (river)

Bahulā (river)

Kuvīrā (river)

Ambuvāhinī (river)

Vinadī (river)

Piṅjalā (river)

Veṇā (river)

Tuṅgaveṇā (river)

Vidiśā (river/region name used as hydronym here)

Kṛṣṇaveṇā (river)

Tāmrā (river)

Kapilā (river)

Suvāmā (river)

Vedāśvā (river)

Hariśrāvā (river)

Mahāpagā (river)

Durgā (river)

Citraśilā (river)

Brahmavedhyā (river)

Bṛhadvātī (river)

Yavakṣā (river)

Rohī (river)

Jāmbūnadī (river)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes