Varaha Purana 79.10: Adhyaya 79, Shloka 10

Description of the Inner Basins (Droṇīs): Śrīsaras, Śrīvana, Bilva Forest, and Tāla Grove

Devanagari script

फलैः सहस्रसङ्काशैः हरितैः पाण्डुरैस्तथा । अमृतस्वादुसदृशैर्भेरीमात्रैः सुगन्धिभिः ॥ ७९.१० ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 79.10

Transliteration

phalaiḥ sahasrasaṅkāśaiḥ haritaiḥ pāṇḍurais tathā | amṛtasvādu-sadṛśair bherī-mātraiḥ sugandhibhiḥ || 79.10 ||

Translation

അവിടെ സഹസ്രസമാനമായ പ്രഭ/പ്രചുരതയുള്ള ഫലങ്ങൾ—ചിലത് പച്ച, ചിലത് പാണ്ഡുര; അമൃതസമാന മധുരം, ഭേരി (നഗാര) വലിപ്പം, സുഗന്ധസമ്പന്നം।

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Word by Word

• phalaiḥ: with fruits
• phalaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण) / Sahacarya (सहचर्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (फल, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana

• sahasra-saṅkāśaiḥ: resembling a thousand (in magnitude)
• sahasra-saṅkāśaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahasra (सहस्र, प्रातिपदिक) + saṅkāśa (सङ्काश, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; samāsa: sahasra-saṅkāśa = 'like a thousand (in size/brightness)' (उपमानार्थ)

• haritaiḥ: green
• haritaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: harita (हरित, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana

• pāṇḍuraiḥ: pale/whitish
• pāṇḍuraiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāṇḍura (पाण्डुर, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana

• tathā: and also
• tathā: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (तथा)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction/adverb (समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक)

• amṛta-svādu-sadṛśaiḥ: similar to nectar in sweetness
• amṛta-svādu-sadṛśaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amṛta (अमृत, प्रातिपदिक) + svādu (स्वादु, प्रातिपदिक) + sadṛśa (सदृश, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; samāsa: amṛta-svādu = 'nectar-sweet'; amṛta-svādu-sadṛśa = 'similar to nectar-sweetness' (उपमानार्थ)

• bherī-mātraiḥ: as large as a drum
• bherī-mātraiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bherī (भेरी, प्रातिपदिक) + mātra (मात्र, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; samāsa: bherī-mātra = 'of the measure/size of a kettle-drum' (उपमान-परिमाण)

• sugandhibhiḥ: fragrant
• sugandhibhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-gandhin (सुगन्धिन्, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; karmadhāraya: su + gandhin = 'fragrant'

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Sanskrit
• Sacred Geography
• Environmental Description

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic descriptive register that catalogues the abundance and sensorial qualities of a landscape, a literary feature often used to frame sacred geography and cultural memory.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name appears in this isolated verse; identification would require adjacent verses from Adhyāya 79 that name the site or region being described.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse itself is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; indirectly, it supports a cultural valuation of fertile landscapes and their careful preservation as part of heritage geography.