Varaha Purana 81.17: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 17

Description of the Divine Mountain Abodes: Meru, Devakūṭa, and Kailāsa

Devanagari script

त्रिंशद् योजनशतविस्तीर्णमेकैकं तावदायतम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 81.17

Transliteration

triṁśad yojanaśatavistīrṇam ekaikaṁ tāvad āyatam

Translation

हर एक पहाड़ सौ योजन चौड़ा है। और लंबाई भी उतनी ही है। ऐसे तीस पहाड़ हैं।

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Word by Word

• triṁśat: thirty
• triṁśat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: triṁśat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective (संख्याविशेषण), indeclinable-like usage; qualifying measure; (त्रिंशत् = 30)

• yojana: of yojanas
• yojana: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; measure-unit in compound relation

• śata: hundred
• śata: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter; used as numeral base in compound; (शत = hundred)

• vistīrṇam: spread out; wide
• vistīrṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi√stṛ (धातु) + vistīrṇa (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; agreeing with implied neuter subject (e.g., pradeśam/āyatam)

• eka: one
• eka: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective; first member of distributive expression

• ekam: each (one by one)
• ekam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; distributive: 'each one' (एकैकम्)

• tāvat: to that extent; as much
• tāvat: Viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण/परिमाणवाचक अव्यय): 'so much; to that extent'

• āyatam: long; extended
• āyatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; 'long/extended'

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Indic Metrology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic metrology, where yojana-based measurements structure imagined and sacralized geographies.

Which geographic location is identified?

No single location is named; the verse provides dimensional data for previously mentioned places.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical instruction; the emphasis is on systematic description and ordered spatial thinking.