Shloka 31

Varṣa-Parvata-Nivāsinām Varnanam

Description of Regions, Mountains, and Their Inhabitants

Devanagari script

सुनसां तमसां दासीं वसामन्यां वराणसीम्‌ | नीलां घृतवतीं चैव पर्णाशां च महानदीम्‌,सुनसा, तमसा, दासी, वसा, वराणसी, नीला, घृतवती, महानदी पर्णाशा, मानवी, वृषभा, ब्रह्ममेध्या, बृहद्धनि, राजन! ये तथा और भी बहुत-सी नदियाँ हैं

Transliteration

sūnasāṃ tamasāṃ dāsīṃ vasām anyāṃ varāṇasīm | nīlāṃ ghṛtavatīṃ caiva parṇāśāṃ ca mahānadīm | mānavīṃ vṛṣabhāṃ brahmamedhyāṃ bṛhaddhanīm | rājan ye tathā anyāś ca bahvyo nadyaḥ ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: “O King, there are also these rivers—Sūnasā, Tamasā, Dāsī, Vasā, and Varāṇasī; likewise Nīlā, Ghṛtavatī, Parṇāśā, and the great river Mahānadī; also Mānavī, Vṛṣabhā, Brahmamedhyā, and Bṛhaddhanī—along with many other rivers as well.”

Word by Word

• सुनसाम्: Sunasā (river-name), (as) objects mentioned
• सुनसाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुनसा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• तमसाम्: Tamasā (river-name)
• तमसाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमसा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• दासीम्: Dāsī (river-name)
• दासीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दासी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वसाम्: Vasā (river-name)
• वसाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अन्याम्: another
• अन्याम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वराणसीम्: Varāṇasī (river-name / city-name used as river-name here)
• वराणसीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराणसी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• नीलाम्: Nīlā (river-name)
• नीलाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीला
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• घृतवतीम्: Ghṛtavatī (river-name)
• घृतवतीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृतवती
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पर्णाशाम्: Parṇāśā (river-name)
• पर्णाशाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्णाशा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महानदीम्: Mahānadī (the great river; river-name)
• महानदीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महानदी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhritarashtra (addressed as rājan)
• Sūnasā (river)
• Tamasā (river)
• Dāsī (river)
• Vasā (river)
• Varāṇasī (river/place-name used as river-name here)
• Nīlā (river)
• Ghṛtavatī (river)
• Parṇāśā (river)
• Mahānadī (river)
• Mānavī (river)
• Vṛṣabhā (river)
• Brahmamedhyā (river)
• Bṛhaddhanī (river)