Varaha Purana 215.15: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 15

Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest

Devanagari script

सिंहशार्दूलमहिषगोलाङ्गूलर्क्षवानरैः ॥ नादितं गजयूथैश्च मृगयूथैश्च तद्वनम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 215.15

Transliteration

siṃhaśārdūlamahiṣagolāṅgūlarkṣavānaraiḥ || nāditaṃ gajayūthaiś ca mṛgayūthaiś ca tad vanam

Translation

शेर, बाघ, भैंस, बंदर, भालू, सब आवाज़ कर रहे थे। हाथियों के झुंड भी थे। हिरन भी थे। जंगल गूँज रहा था।

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• सिंह-शार्दूल-महिष-गोलाङ्गूल-ऋक्ष-वानरैः: by lions, tigers, buffaloes, langurs, bears, and monkeys
• सिंह-शार्दूल-महिष-गोलाङ्गूल-ऋक्ष-वानरैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक) + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक) + महिष (प्रातिपदिक) + गोलाङ्गूल (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• नादितम्: resounded
• नादितम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √नद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि प्रयोग (past passive participle)

• गज-यूथैः: by herds of elephants
• गज-यूथैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक) + यूथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'herds of elephants'

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मृग-यूथैः: by herds of deer
• मृग-यूथैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक) + यूथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'herds of deer/animals'

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (demonstrative adjective)

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: कर्म/कर्ता (context: described entity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Faunal Catalogue
• Environmental Soundscape

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It functions as a faunal and acoustic register of an ideal forest, offering data for comparative studies of literary ecology and animal nomenclature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific forest is named in this excerpt; it describes a richly populated woodland environment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The depiction reinforces the value of biodiverse habitats as integral to a revered landscape.