Vamana Purana — Structure of Jambudvipa, Shloka 55
The Structure of Jambudvipa: Nine Varshas, Navadvipa Bharata, Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
Devanagari script
अनूपास्तुण्डिकेराश्च वीतहोत्रास्त्ववन्तयः सुकेशे वन्ध्यमूलस्थस्त्विमे जनपदाः स्मृताः
Transliteration
anūpāstuṇḍikerāśca vītahotrāstvavantayaḥ sukeśe vandhyamūlasthastvime janapadāḥ smṛtāḥ
Translation
અનૂપ, તુણ્ડિકેર, વીતહોત્ર અને અવંતય; સુકેશમાં વસતા તથા વિંધ્ય-મૂળમાં નિવાસ કરનારા—આ જનપદ તરીકે સ્મરિત છે.
Word by Word
anūpāḥthe Anūpas
anūpāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootanūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
tuindeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), विशेषार्थक (emphatic)
uṇḍikerāḥthe Uṇḍikeras
uṇḍikerāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootuṇḍikera (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)
vītahotrāḥthe Vītahotras
vītahotrāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvīta + hotra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—कर्मधारय (‘वीतं होत्रं येषाम्/विता-होत्र’) जनपदनाम
tuand/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle)
avantayaḥthe Avantayas
avantayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootavantaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
sukeśein Sukeśa (region/place)
sukeśe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootsukeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)
vandhya-mūla-sthaḥsituated at Vandhyamūla (Vindhya-root region)
vandhya-mūla-sthaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootvandhya + mūla + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (सप्तमी/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध), ‘वन्ध्य-मूल-स्थ’ = ‘वन्ध्यमूले स्थितः’
tuindeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle)
imethese
ime:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम (pronoun)
janapadāḥcountries/regions
janapadāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootjanapada (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
smṛtāḥare said/are known
smṛtāḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√smṛ (धा) + kta (कृत्) → smṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle used predicatively); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अर्थः ‘कथिताः/उच्यन्ते’ (are said/are remembered)
Speakers
Pulastya to Nārada (typical Vāmana Purāṇa framing; verse is within a geographic catalogue)
Key Themes
Sacred GeographyPurāṇic Cosmography (regional)Memory/Tradition (smṛti-style listing)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)
{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }