Varaha Purana 86.46: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 46

Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa

Cosmographic Geography

Devanagari script

विद्युता च पञ्चमी शुक्ला सैव ।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 86.46

Transliteration

vidyutā ca pañcamī śuklā saiva

Translation

पञ्चमी ‘विद्युता’ नाम; सा एव नदी ‘शुक्ला’ इति कथ्यते।

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Word by Word

• विद्युता: Vidyutā (name)
• विद्युता: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्युता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नाम (proper name)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पञ्चमी: the fifth
• पञ्चमी: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal adjective)

• शुक्ला: Śuklā (name)
• शुक्ला: समानााधिकरण/नाम (Appositive name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नाम (proper name)

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Hydrography
• Ancient Toponyms

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows semantic naming patterns for rivers (brightness/lightning), contributing to studies of descriptive toponymy in Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

A river with the names Vidyutā and Śuklā; the excerpt does not specify a modern identification.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical instruction; it is a nominal record.