Shloka 46

Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions

Sanskrit

माण्डव्या भूतियुवकाः शातका हेमतारकाः ।

यशोमत्याः सगान्धाराः खरसागरराशयः ॥

Transliteration

māṇḍavyā bhūtiyuvakāḥ śātakā hematārakāḥ | yaśomatyāḥ sagāndhārāḥ kharasāgararāśayaḥ ||

Translation

മാണ്ഡവ്യർ, ഭൂതിയുവകർ, ശാടകർ, ഹേമതാരകർ; ഗന്ധാരരോടൊപ്പം യശോമത്യർയും ഖര-സാഗര-രാശയരും എന്നും പറയപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• माण्डव्याः: the Māṇḍavyas (a people)
• माण्डव्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माण्डव्य (प्रातिपदिक; जनपद/जातिनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (पाठानुसार); रूपं -याः (प्रथमा बहुवचन)

• भूतियुवकाः: the Bhūtiyuvakas (a people)
• भूतियुवकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूति + युवक (प्रातिपदिक; जनपद/जातिनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (नामविशेषः)

• शातकाः: the Śātakas
• शातकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शातक (प्रातिपदिक; जनपद/जातिनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• हेमतारकाः: the Hematārakas
• हेमतारकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम + तारक (प्रातिपदिक; जनपद/जातिनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (नामविशेषः)

• यशोमत्याः: the Yaśomatyās (a people)
• यशोमत्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशोमती (प्रातिपदिक; जनपद/जातिनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (यशोमती-शब्दः)

• सगान्धाराः: together with the Gāndhāras
• सगान्धाराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + गान्धार (प्रातिपदिक; जनपद/जातिनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'स-' उपसर्ग/उपपदपूर्वक-नाम (with/along with the Gāndhāras)

• खरसागरराशयः: the Kharasāgara-rāśayas (a people)
• खरसागरराशयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खर + सागर + राशि (प्रातिपदिक; जनपद/जातिनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (नामविशेषः)

Speakers

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Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Cosmography
• Ethnography
• Northwestern regions (Gāndhāra)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Lists like this preserve a Purāṇic ‘memory-map’ of the world. Even when identifications are obscure today, the intent is to portray completeness—no corner of the world is outside the narration of dharma’s arena.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sthāna (description of lands/peoples).

What is the esoteric significance?

Obscure compounds (e.g., kharasāgara-) often function as mythic-geographic markers: they hint at boundary-zones where the known blends into the wondrous, a typical Purāṇic technique to express cosmic vastness.