Varaha Purana 86.17: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 17

Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa

Cosmographic Geography

Devanagari script

तस्य पारे रैवतको नाम गिरिः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 86.17

Transliteration

tasya pāre raivatako nāma giriḥ

Translation

उस पहाड़ के पार एक और पहाड़ है। उसका नाम रैवतक है।

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Word by Word

• तस्य: of it/of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पारे: on the farther side/beyond
• पारे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• रैवतकः: Raivataka (name)
• रैवतकः: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य/Head noun in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैवतक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: by name/called
• नाम: Abhidhāna-sūcaka (अभिधान-सूचक/Naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः अव्ययवत् (indeclinable used to denote naming)

• गिरिः: mountain
• गिरिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Cosmography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Raivataka is a recurring toponym across Sanskrit literature; its mention here aids intertextual mapping of ancient geographic names and their narrative functions.

Which geographic location is identified?

A mountain named Raivataka is identified; modern identification varies by scholarly proposal and depends on broader textual context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical instruction is given; the verse contributes to cultural heritage documentation through place-name transmission.