Varaha Purana 82.15: Adhyaya 82, Shloka 15

The Descent of the Rivers: The Sky-Gaṅgā and Her Fourfold Division

Devanagari script

तत्र च महावृक्षाः पनसाः सन्ति।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 82.15

Transliteration

tatra ca mahāvṛkṣāḥ panasāḥ santi.

Translation

वहाँ बड़े-बड़े पेड़ हैं। कटहल के पेड़ हैं वो।

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: 'there')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction: 'and')

• महा-वृक्षाः: great trees
• महा-वृक्षाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• पनसाः: jackfruit trees
• पनसाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पनस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; महावृक्षाः इत्यस्य विशेष्य-विशेषणभावे जातिविशेषः

• सन्ति: are/exist
• सन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Narratives

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Flora mentions serve as ecological indicators in premodern texts, helping scholars study how environments were imagined and categorized in Purāṇic geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse locates jackfruit trees within the region being described (nearby identified under Ketumālā), without a precise modern correlate.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

While not explicit, the attention to trees supports a heritage-ecology reading: landscapes are documented through living features, encouraging preservation-oriented awareness.