Varaha Purana 86.48: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 48

Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa

Cosmographic Geography

Devanagari script

महती सप्तमी सा एव धृतिः ।

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 86.48

Transliteration

mahatī saptamī sā eva dhṛtiḥ |

Translation

सप्तमी ‘महती’ नाम; सा एव निश्चयेन ‘धृतिः’ इति कथ्यते।

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Word by Word

• mahatī: great, large
• mahatī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• saptamī: the seventh (one) / seventh (day or division)
• saptamī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• sā: she/that (f.)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• eva: indeed, only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय (indeclinable); अवधारणार्थे (emphatic/indeed)

• dhṛtiḥ: steadfastness; support; firmness
• dhṛtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmography
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a catalog-style list of named entities used in Purāṇic cosmography, useful for comparative study across Purāṇas and later geographic commentaries.

Which geographic location is identified?

No single modern location is identified; the verse contributes to the internal Purāṇic map associated with Kuśadvīpa’s enumerations.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical instruction appears; the focus is classificatory geography and naming.