Varaha Purana 86.36: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 36

Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa

Cosmographic Geography

Devanagari script

कङ्कस्यापि ककुद्मान् नाम

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 86.36

Transliteration

kaṅkasyāpi kakudmān nāma

Translation

कङ्कस्यापि ‘ककुद्मान्’ इति नाम भवति।

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Word by Word

• कङ्कस्य: of Kaṅka
• कङ्कस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also)

• ककुद्मान्: Kakudmān (name)
• ककुद्मान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ककुद्मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive stem)

• नाम: by name/called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशक (indeclinable ‘named/called’)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves an alternate designation (alias) for a named feature, illustrating the text’s concern with variant toponyms.

Which geographic location is identified?

Kaṅka is referenced as a named entity; modern identification is uncertain without additional textual anchors.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical instruction; it supports accurate preservation of naming traditions.