Varaha Purana 86.39: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 39

Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa

Cosmographic Geography

Devanagari script

ककुद्मतः कपिलं तदेव सङ्ख्यातं नाम ।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 86.39

Transliteration

kakudmataḥ kapilaṃ tadeva saṅkhyātaṃ nāma

Translation

ककुद्मतः कपिलं जायते; तदेव वर्षं ‘सङ्ख्यात’ इति नाम्ना प्रसिद्धम्।

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Word by Word

• ककुद्मतः: from Kakudmat (name); from the humped one
• ककुद्मतः: अपादान (Apādāna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ककुद्मत् (प्रातिपदिक) < ककुद् (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case/ablative), एकवचन

• कपिलम्: Kapila (name); tawny
• कपिलम्: कर्म (Karma) / विधेय (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेष्य/अन्वय (Referent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अवधारणार्थ

• सङ्ख्यातम्: named/counted; designated
• सङ्ख्यातम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + ख्या (धातु) → सङ्ख्यात (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• नाम: by name/namely
• नाम: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Appositive marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (indeclinable usage) अर्थे ‘as/namely’; नाम-शब्दः अव्ययीभूतः

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Geography
• Ancient Toponyms

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a chain of names/epithets typical of Purāṇic geographical lists, useful for philological comparison across Purāṇas.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse mentions Kapila and Kakudmat and indicates a recognized name ‘Saṅkhyāta’; the fragment does not provide coordinates or a modern correlate.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical instruction; the function is classificatory—recording names and reputations of places.