Shloka 34

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

Sanskrit

मणिमेघः क्षुराद्रिश्च खञ्जनोऽस्तगिरिस्तथा ।

अपरान्तिका हैहयाश्च शान्तिका विप्रशस्तकाः ॥

Transliteration

maṇimeghaḥ kṣurādriś ca khañjano 'stagiris tathā / aparāntikā haihayāś ca śāntikā vipraśastakāḥ

Translation

ମଣିମେଘ, କ୍ଷୁରାଦ୍ରି, ଖଞ୍ଜନ ଓ ଅସ୍ତଗିରି; ଏବଂ ଅପରାନ୍ତିକ, ହୈହୟ, ଶାନ୍ତିକ, ବିପ୍ରଶସ୍ତକ—ଏମାନେ ସେହି ଦିଗ୍ଭାଗର ଲୋକ/ପ୍ରଦେଶ ଭାବେ କୀର୍ତ୍ତିତ।

Word by Word

• मणिमेघः: Maṇimegha (name)
• मणिमेघः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि + मेघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'jewel-cloud'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• क्षुराद्रिः: Kṣurādri (name; razor-mountain)
• क्षुराद्रिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुर + अद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• खञ्जनः: Khañjana (name)
• खञ्जनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्तगिरिः: Astagiri (name; western mountain)
• अस्तगिरिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), समुच्चय/तुल्यार्थ (likewise/also)

• अपरान्तिकाः: Aparāntikās (people of Aparānta)
• अपरान्तिकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपरान्तिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (जनपद/जातिनाम), प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• हैहयाः: Haihayas
• हैहयाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हैहय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शान्तिकाः: Śāntikās
• शान्तिकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (जन/जातिनाम), प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• विप्रशस्तकाः: Vipraśastakas (praised by Brahmins)
• विप्रशस्तकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + शस्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विप्रैः शस्ताः/विप्रशस्ताः इति भावः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speakers

• Frame not explicit in these verses (catalogue style within the Purāṇic narration)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Cosmography
• Ethnonyms
• Toponyms
• Purāṇic geography

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purāṇic catalogues preserve cultural memory: tribes, lineages, and landscapes are treated as components of dharmic history rather than mere cartography.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Sthāna (description of the earth/regions) with touches of Vaṃśa (when famous lineages like Haihaya are named).

What is the esoteric significance?

Names that sound like mountains, directions, or natural images hint at a symbolic geography where human groups are ‘qualities’ distributed across the cosmic body.