Varaha Purana 84.3: Adhyaya 84, Shloka 3

Description of the Northern Regions: Ramyaka, Hiraṇmaya, Uttarakuru, Candradvīpa, Sūryadvīpa, and Rudrākara

Devanagari script

तत्रापि सुमहान् वृक्षो न्यग्रोधो रोहितः स्मृतः । तत्फलाद् रसपानाद्धि दशवर्षसहस्रिणः । आयुषा सर्वमनुजा जायन्ते देवरूपिणः ॥ ८४.३ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 84.3

Transliteration

tatrāpi sumahān vṛkṣo nyagrodho rohitaḥ smṛtaḥ | tatphalād rasapānād dhi daśavarṣasahasriṇaḥ | āyuṣā sarvamanujā jāyante devarūpiṇaḥ || 84.3 ||

Translation

ત્યાં પણ ‘રોહિત’ નામે પ્રસિદ્ધ અતિ વિશાળ ન્યગ્રોધ (વટ) વૃક્ષનું વર્ણન છે. તેના ફળના રસનું પાન કરવાથી સર્વ મનુષ્યો દસ હજાર વર્ષના આયુષ્ય સાથે અને દેવસમાન રૂપ ધરાવી જન્મે છે.

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अपेक्षा-अर्थे (particle: also/even)

• सुमहान्: very great
• सुमहान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of 'vṛkṣaḥ')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय-उपसर्ग/उपपद) + महान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वृक्षः: tree
• वृक्षः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• न्यग्रोधः: banyan (nyagrodha)
• न्यग्रोधः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Apposition to 'vṛkṣaḥ')
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यग्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); वृक्ष-विशेष (banyan)

• रोहितः: Rohita (named/epithet)
• रोहितः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Appositive epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्मृतः: is said/remembered (as)
• स्मृतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative verbal)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्मृ)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP) used predicatively; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular) (in compound relation)

• फलात्: from the fruit
• फलात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• रसपानात्: from drinking the juice
• रसपानात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक) + पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रसस्य पानम् = drinking of juice)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• दशवर्षसहस्रिणः: having ten-thousand years (lifespan)
• दशवर्षसहस्रिणः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of 'anujāḥ')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष (दश वर्षाणि सहस्राणि येषाम् = having ten-thousand years)

• आयुषा: by lifespan; in lifespan
• आयुषा: Karana (करण/Measure-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd; measure), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मनुजाः: humans
• मनुजाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• जायन्ते: are born
• जायन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद

• देवरूपिणः: having divine form
• देवरूपिणः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of 'manujāḥ')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष (देवस्य रूपम् इव/देवरूपं येषाम्)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sacred Trees
• Environmental Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic motif in which specific trees within sacred landscapes are linked to extraordinary human longevity and idealized bodily form, reflecting cultural memory about tīrtha environments and their perceived life-enhancing qualities.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit place-name is provided in this single verse; it refers anaphorically to a previously mentioned locale (“tatrāpi,” ‘there too’) within Adhyāya 84’s ongoing sacred-geography narrative.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse elevates the cultural value of venerable trees within heritage landscapes, supporting a preservation-oriented attitude toward significant flora as part of sacred geography and environmental stewardship.