Varaha Purana 196.7: Adhyaya 196, Shloka 7

Description of the City of Dharmarāja

Yama

Devanagari script

नरनारीसमाकीर्णा गजवाजिसमाकुलाः ॥ नानादेशसमुत्थानैर्नानाजातिभिरेव च

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 196.7

Transliteration

nara-nārī-samākīrṇā gaja-vāji-samākulāḥ || nānā-deśa-samutthānair nānā-jātibhir eva ca

Translation

Było ono zatłoczone mężczyznami i kobietami, pełne słoni i koni, zamieszkane przez ludzi pochodzących z wielu krain i z wielu społeczności.

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Word by Word

• nara-nārī-samākīrṇāḥ: filled with men and women
• nara-nārī-samākīrṇāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + nārī (प्रातिपदिक) + samākīrṇa (कृदन्त; सम्+आ+√kṝ/कॄ 'to scatter, strew' → past participle)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); कृदन्त-भूतकृत् (past passive participle) 'समाकीर्ण'; तत्पुरुष (instrumental/associative sense): 'नरनारीभिः समाकीर्णाः'

• gaja-vāji-samākulāḥ: crowded with elephants and horses
• gaja-vāji-samākulāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gaja (प्रातिपदिक) + vāji (प्रातिपदिक) + samākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष (instrumental/associative sense): 'गजवाजिभिः समाकुलाः'

• nānā-deśa-samutthānaiḥ: by/with origins from many regions
• nānā-deśa-samutthānaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + deśa (प्रातिपदिक) + samutthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष: 'नानादेशेभ्यः समुत्थानानि' (origins from various countries)

• nānā-jātibhiḥ: with many kinds/castes
• nānā-jātibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + jāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष: 'नानाजातयः'

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural History

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse reflects a literary ideal of a prosperous center characterized by mobility, animals of status (elephants/horses), and multi-regional presence.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit place-name appears; the description is typological rather than geographically fixed.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage primarily describes social plenitude and cosmopolitan presence without issuing a direct ethical injunction.