Varaha Purana 79.17: Adhyaya 79, Shloka 17

Description of the Inner Basins (Droṇīs): Śrīsaras, Śrīvana, Bilva Forest, and Tāla Grove

Devanagari script

पुष्पैर्मनोहरैर्व्याप्तं व्याकोशैर्गन्धशोभिभिः । विराजति वनं सर्वं मत्तभ्रमरनादितम् ॥ ७९.१७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 79.17

Transliteration

puṣpair manoharair vyāptaṃ vyākośair gandhaśobhibhiḥ | virājati vanaṃ sarvaṃ mattabhramaranāditam || 79.17 ||

Translation

మనోహర పుష్పాలతో నిండిన, పూర్తిగా వికసించి సువాసన-శోభతో ప్రకాశించే ఆ పుష్పాల వల్ల సమస్త వనం విరాజిల్లుతుంది; మత్త భ్రమరాల నాదంతో అది మార్మోగుతుంది.

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Word by Word

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karaṇa (करणम् / Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/साधन), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (3rd case)

• मनोहरैः: charming, delightful
• मनोहरैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; adjective agreeing with पुष्पैः; Instrumental plural

• व्याप्तम्: pervaded, filled
• व्याप्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √आप् (धातु) + वि- (उपसर्ग) ; व्याप्त (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; agrees with वनम्; PPP

• व्याकोशैः: fully opened (blossomed)
• व्याकोशैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + आ + √कुश्/√कुश्? (धातु) ; व्याकोश (प्रातिपदिक, 'fully opened')
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; adjective to पुष्पैः; Instrumental plural

• गन्ध-शोभिभिः: fragrant, scent-beautified
• गन्ध-शोभिभिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + शोभिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (गन्धेन शोभिनः = fragrant/beautified by scent); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; adjective to पुष्पैः; Instrumental plural

• विराजति: shines, appears splendid
• विराजति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √राज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative 3rd sg

• वनम्: the forest
• वनम्: Karta (कर्ता / Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (subject)

• सर्वम्: entire, all
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with वनम्; Nominative singular

• मत्त-भ्रमर-नादितम्: resounding with (the hum of) intoxicated bees
• मत्त-भ्रमर-नादितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत्त (प्रातिपदिक) + भ्रमर (प्रातिपदिक) + नादित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय; √नद् धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मत्तैः भ्रमरैः नादितम् = resounded by intoxicated bees); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; agrees with वनम्; PPP

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in this fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Sanskrit
• Sacred Geography
• Ecological Aesthetics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary mode—vana-varṇana (forest description)—where sacred geography is presented through sensory detail (sight, scent, sound), supporting the broader archival theme of culturally valued landscapes.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym appears in this verse; it functions as a generalized landscape description. Identification of a precise site would require adjacent verses or chapter context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse foregrounds the value of flourishing ecosystems—flowers, fragrance, and pollinators—supporting a philosophical instruction of attentiveness to and preservation of natural environments as cultural heritage.