Varaha Purana 77.32: Adhyaya 77, Shloka 32

Measurements of Mount Meru, the Boundary Mountains, and the Four Directional Great Trees

Devanagari script

तेषां नामाङ्कितं वर्षं सप्तानां वै महात्मनाम् । दिवि चेह च विख्याता उत्तरा: कुरवः सदा ॥ ७७.३२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 77.32

Transliteration

teṣāṃ nāmāṅkitaṃ varṣaṃ saptānāṃ vai mahātmanām | divi ceha ca vikhyātā uttarāḥ kuravaḥ sadā || 77.32 ||

Translation

ఆ ఏడుగురు మహాత్ముల పేర్లతో ఆ వర్షం (ప్రాంతం) గుర్తింపబడింది; ఉత్తరకురులు స్వర్గంలోనూ ఇక్కడ (మనుష్యలోకంలో) కూడా ఎల్లప్పుడూ ప్రసిద్ధులు.

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Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• नाम: name
• नाम: विशेषण-पूर्वपद/समासाङ्ग (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• अङ्कितम्: marked/inscribed
• अङ्कितम्: विशेषण (of ‘वर्षम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अङ्क् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘अङ्कित’ = marked/inscribed

• वर्षम्: region/land (varṣa)
• वर्षम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सप्तानाम्: of seven
• सप्तानाम्: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation to ‘महात्मनाम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन; संख्या-विशेषण (numeral adjective)

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध/वाक्यालङ्कार (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात/अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• महात्मनाम्: of the great-souled ones
• महात्मनाम्: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; ‘दिवि’ = in heaven

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (locative sense/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• विख्याताः: renowned
• विख्याताः: विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘विख्यात’ = renowned

• उत्तराः: northern
• उत्तराः: विशेषण (of ‘कुरवः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; दिशावाचक विशेषण (northern)

• कुरवः: the Kurus
• कुरवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Varāha (default, dialogue framework assumed)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Geography
• Ancient Ethnography
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the Purāṇic practice of mapping cosmology through named regions and peoples, preserving a layered cultural geography that blends mythic and ethnographic memory.

Which geographic location is identified?

Uttara Kuru is identified as a famed northern realm in Purāṇic cosmography; in modern scholarship it is typically treated as a mytho-geographic toponym rather than a single securely identifiable historical location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily conveys cultural-geographic valuation—renown and remembrance tied to exemplary figures—rather than a direct moral injunction; it emphasizes the preservation of named heritage within cosmological space.