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Varaha Purana 214.46: Adhyaya 214, Shloka 46

The Glory of Gokarṇa: Description of Nandikeśvara’s Boon and the Assembly of Deities on Mount Muñjavat

नन्दा च परनन्दा च तथा चर्मण्वती नदी ॥ पर्णाशा दैविका चैव वितस्ता च तथापरा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 214.46

nandā ca paranandā ca tathā carmaṇvatī nadī || parṇāśā daivikā caiva vitastā ca tathāparā ||

नन्दा और परनन्दा, और चर्मण्वती नदी भी। पर्णाशा और दैविका, और वितस्ता और एक और नदी, यह सब हैं।

नन्दाNandā (river)
नन्दा:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootनन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
परनन्दाParanandā (river)
परनन्दा:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootपर + नन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास ('परा नन्दा' / 'श्रेष्ठा नन्दा')
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: 'likewise')
चर्मण्वतीCarmaṇvatī (river)
चर्मण्वती:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootचर्मण्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
नदीriver
नदी:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootनदी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अप्पोज़िशन/सामानाधिकरण
पर्णाशाParṇāśā (river)
पर्णाशा:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootपर्णाशा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
दैविकाdivine
दैविका:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootदैविक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
एवindeed/also
एव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
वितस्ताVitastā (Jhelum)
वितस्ता:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootवितस्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: 'likewise')
अपराanother
अपरा:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootअपरा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (implied noun: नदी)

Varāha (default, dialogue framework)

C
Classical Literature
A
Ancient Geography
C
Cultural Heritage
H
Hydronymy

FAQs

The verse contributes to hydronymic mapping—how Sanskrit texts preserve river names across regions and periods, aiding historical geography.

Vitastā is widely identified with the Jhelum river; Carmaṇvatī is commonly associated with the Chambal in later Sanskrit and regional traditions.

The repeated cataloguing of rivers functions as cultural recognition of water landscapes, supporting a heritage-based rationale for their protection.

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