Shloka 55
The Glory of Bhārata-varṣa: Enumerating Mountains, Rivers, and Regions
कौक्कुटकास्तथा बोलाः कोकणा मणिवालकाः । समंगा कनकाश्चैव कुंकुरांगारमारिषाः
kaukkuṭakāstathā bolāḥ kokaṇā maṇivālakāḥ | samaṃgā kanakāścaiva kuṃkurāṃgāramāriṣāḥ
అలాగే కౌక్కుటకులు, బోలాలు, కోకణులు, మణివాలకులు; సమంగులు, కనకులు, ఇంకా కుంకురులు, అంగారులు, మారిషులు—ఇవీ ఉన్నాయి।
Unspecified (narrative enumeration; speaker not inferable from single verse excerpt)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कौक्कुटकाः + तथा → कौक्कुटकास्तथा; कनकाः + च + एव → कनकाश्चैव
FAQs
It is an enumerative verse listing names of groups/peoples (ethnonyms), including Kokaṇas and several other communities.
Not directly; it functions as a catalog of names, likely part of a broader geographic or ethnographic description in the surrounding passage.
Koṅkaṇa is a well-known coastal region in western India; its appearance helps readers connect Purāṇic catalogues with historical-geographic memory and regional identities.