Varaha Purana 79.26: Adhyaya 79, Shloka 26

Description of the Inner Basins (Droṇīs): Śrīsaras, Śrīvana, Bilva Forest, and Tāla Grove

Devanagari script

इत्येताभ्यन्तरद्रोण्यो नानाकाराः प्रकीर्त्तिताः । मेरोह् पार्श्वेन विप्रेन्द्रा यथावदनुपूर्वशः ॥ ७९.२६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 79.26

Transliteration

ity etābhyantaradroṇyo nānākārāḥ prakīrttitāḥ | meroḥ pārśvena viprendrā yathāvad anupūrvaśaḥ || 79.26 ||

Translation

इस तरह अंदर की ये गड्ढियाँ अलग-अलग शेप की बताई गई हैं। मेरु पहाड़ के पास, एक के बाद एक, सही क्रम में बता दिया है।

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Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• एता-अभ्यन्तर-द्रोण्यः: these inner troughs/valleys
• एता-अभ्यन्तर-द्रोण्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अभ्यन्तर-द्रोणी (प्रातिपदिक; अभ्यन्तर+द्रोणी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; demonstrative + compound noun; nominative plural

• नाना-आकाराः: of various forms
• नाना-आकाराः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नानाकार (प्रातिपदिक; नाना+आकार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समास; विशेषण

• प्रकीर्तिताः: have been proclaimed/described
• प्रकीर्तिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; finite sense: 'have been described'

• मेरोः: of Meru
• मेरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; genitive singular

• पार्श्वेन: along the side
• पार्श्वेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; instrumental singular (by/along the side)

• विप्र-इन्द्राः: O best of Brahmins
• विप्र-इन्द्राः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; विप्र+इन्द्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (आमन्त्रण), बहुवचन; vocative plural

• यथावत्: properly
• यथावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: properly/in due manner)

• अनुपूर्वशः: in sequence
• अनुपूर्वशः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनुपूर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in order/serially)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Cosmology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic archival style of cataloguing sacred/cosmological geography, emphasizing ordered enumeration (anupūrvaśaḥ) as a literary method for transmitting complex spatial traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mount Meru (मेरु) is identified as the reference point; in Purāṇic literature it functions as a cosmological axis rather than a single securely identifiable modern mountain.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily conveys a methodological principle—accurate and sequential description (yathāvat, anupūrvaśaḥ)—supporting careful preservation and transmission of cultural-geographic knowledge.