Varaha Purana 86.27: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 27

Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa

Cosmographic Geography

Devanagari script

स एव केसरित्युच्यते॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 86.27

Transliteration

sa eva kesarīty ucyate

Translation

അതേത് ‘കേസരി’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• सः: he / that (one)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• केसरी: Kesarī (name)
• केसरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केसरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; proper name/epithet

• इति: thus / as
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (उद्धरण-निपात)

• उच्यते: is called
• उच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmography
• Toponymy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

A concise example of Purāṇic synonymy formulae, supporting catalog consistency across recensions and oral transmission.

Which geographic location is identified?

An entity in the preceding context (likely a mountain or varṣa-name) that is additionally designated as Kesarī.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No ethical instruction is explicit; the verse functions as a naming cross-reference.