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Shloka 96

Adhyaya 89: शौचाचारलक्षणम् — सदाचार, भैक्ष्यचर्या, प्रायश्चित्त, द्रव्यशुद्धि, आशौच-निर्णय

महावीते सुवीते च जंबूद्वीपे तथाष्टसु शाकद्वीपादिषु प्रोक्तो धर्मो वै भारते यथा

mahāvīte suvīte ca jaṃbūdvīpe tathāṣṭasu śākadvīpādiṣu prokto dharmo vai bhārate yathā

महावीते सुवीते च जम्बूद्वीपे तथाष्टसु शाकद्वीपादिषु, भारते यथा धर्मः प्रोक्तः तथा एव प्रतिष्ठित इति।

mahāvītein Mahāvīta (a region)
mahāvīte:
suvītein Suvīta (a region)
suvīte:
caand
ca:
jambūdvīpein Jambūdvīpa
jambūdvīpe:
tathālikewise
tathā:
aṣṭasuin the eight (divisions/regions)
aṣṭasu:
śākadvīpa-ādiṣuin Śākadvīpa and the rest
śākadvīpa-ādiṣu:
proktaḥis proclaimed/taught
proktaḥ:
dharmaḥDharma (cosmic and ethical order)
dharmaḥ:
vaiindeed
vai:
bhāratein Bhārata (India)
bhārate:
yathāas/just as
yathā:

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)