Varaha Purana 75.64: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 64

Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure

Devanagari script

शतसाहस्रमायाममशीतिḥ पृथुलानि च । चत्वारि तत्र पर्णानि योजनानां चतुर्दश ॥ ७५.६४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 75.64

Transliteration

śatasāhastram āyāmam aśītiḥ pṛthulāni ca | catvāri tatra parṇāni yojanānāṁ caturdaśa || 75.64 ||

Translation

അതിന്റെ നീളം ഒരു ലക്ഷം (യോജന), വീതി എൺപത്; അവിടെ നാല് ‘പർണ’ങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ട്—ഓരോന്നും പതിനാലു യോജന അളവിൽ.

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Word by Word

• शतसाहस्रम्: a hundred thousand
• शतसाहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत-साहस्र (प्रातिपदिक); शत (संख्या) + साहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); परिमाणवाचक (measure-expression)

• आयामम्: length/extent
• आयामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अशीतिḥ: eighty
• अशीतिḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशीति (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पृथुलानि: broad/wide
• पृथुलानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjective: 'broad')

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

• चत्वारि: four
• चत्वारि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (Plural); संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• पर्णानि: leaves/petals
• पर्णानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (Plural)

• योजनानाम्: of yojanas
• योजनानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/measure-genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• चतुर्दश: fourteen
• चतुर्दश: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्-दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या-द्वन्द्व (14 = four and ten), अव्ययवत् संख्यापद-प्रयोगः; विशेषण (adjectival numeral)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmography
• Ancient Geography
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic cosmography by encoding spatial scale through conventional measures (e.g., yojana) and technical subdivisions, reflecting how premodern Sanskrit texts systematized geography and cosmology.

Which geographic location is identified?

The excerpt provides measurements but does not name the entity being measured; identification requires the surrounding verses of Adhyāya 75 to determine the referenced region/object (e.g., a continent, realm, or sacred landscape).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction appears in this verse; its function is descriptive and taxonomic, contributing to a broader Purāṇic framework in which ordered description of the world supports cultural memory and sacred geography.