Shloka 49

The Glory of Bhārata-varṣa: Enumerating Mountains, Rivers, and Regions

Devanagari script

अभीसाराः कुद्रुताश्च सौरिला बाह्लिकास्तथा । दर्वी च मालवा दर्वा वातजामरथोरगाः

Transliteration

abhīsārāḥ kudrutāśca saurilā bāhlikāstathā | darvī ca mālavā darvā vātajāmarathoragāḥ

Translation

Disebut pula Abhīsāra, Kudrutā, Saurila, dan Bāhlika; juga kaum Darvī, Mālava, Darva, serta Vātajāmarā dan Thoragā.

Word by Word

• अभीसाराः: Abhīsāras (a people/tribe)
• अभीसाराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभीसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कुद्रुताः: Kudrutas (a people/tribe)
• कुद्रुताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुद्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: 'and')

• सौरिलाः: Saurilas (a people/tribe)
• सौरिलाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौरिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• बाह्लिकाः: Bāhlikas (Bactrians)
• बाह्लिकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाह्लिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/particle: 'likewise/also')

• दर्वी: Darvī (a region/people)
• दर्वी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); जनपद-नाम (proper ethnonym/toponym)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: 'and')

• मालवाः: Mālavas (a people)
• मालवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मालव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• दर्वाः: Darvas (a people)
• दर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वातजामरथोरगाः: the serpents of Vātajāmaratha (a named group/lineage)
• वातजामरथोरगाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वातजामरथोरग (प्रातिपदिक); घटकाः: वातजामरथ + उरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa: 'वातजामरथस्य उरगाः')

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative list within Svargakhaṇḍa context; likely within a Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue frame, but not identifiable from this single verse alone).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुद्रुताः+च → कुद्रुताश्च; बाह्लिकाः+तथा → बाह्लिकास्तथा; वातजामरथ+उरगाः → वातजामरथोरगाः

FAQs

What is this verse primarily describing?

It is a catalogue-style enumeration of various peoples/regions (janapadas/tribes) known to Purāṇic geography, listed in sequence.

Does the verse teach a direct theological or bhakti lesson?

Not explicitly; its function is descriptive (geographical/ethnographic). Any theological takeaway would come from the broader chapter context rather than from this list itself.

Why do Purāṇas include such lists of tribes and regions?

They preserve traditional knowledge of the world as understood in the Purāṇic era, help situate narratives within a cultural-geographical map, and support encyclopedic aims (cosmography, genealogy, and regional catalogues).