Varaha Purana 86.40: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 40

Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa

Cosmographic Geography

Devanagari script

इत्येतानि वर्षाणि ।

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 86.40

Transliteration

ity etāni varṣāṇi

Translation

Así, estos son los varṣas, las divisiones territoriales.

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Word by Word

• इति: thus/so
• इति: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• वर्षाणि: years; regions (varṣas)
• वर्षाणि: कर्ता (Karta) / विधेय (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmography
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It is a structural closure formula indicating the end of a list—important for establishing textual segmentation in digital editions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No single location; it summarizes a preceding list of ‘varṣas’ (cosmographic regions).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

None stated; it functions as a cataloguing conclusion.