Varaha Purana 83.5: Adhyaya 83, Shloka 5

Description of the Bhadrāśva and Ketumāla Regions: Niṣadha’s Western Janapadas and River Systems

Devanagari script

तन्निवासिनो जनपदास्तन्नामान एव द्रष्टव्याः।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 83.5

Transliteration

tan-nivāsino janapadās tan-nāmāna eva draṣṭavyāḥ

Translation

అక్కడ నివసించే జనపదాలు, అవే పేర్లతోనే ప్రసిద్ధమని గ్రహించవలెను।

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Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — सर्वनाम; here used as modifier in compound

• निवासिनः: inhabitants
• निवासिनः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन — ‘inhabitants’

• जनपदाः: countries / districts
• जनपदाः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनपद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — used as modifier in compound

• नामानः: names
• नामानः: Karta (कर्ता/predicate-nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — ‘names’ (Vedic/epic plural formation)

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• द्रष्टव्याः: should be seen/recognized
• द्रष्टव्याः: Vidhi (विधि/obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → द्रष्टव्य (कृत्य-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — ‘to be seen/should be noted’

Speaker

Rudra

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Toponymy
• Purāṇic Ethnography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records a toponymic convention—territories named after prominent features—useful for historical geography and the study of naming practices.

Which geographic location is identified?

No single location; it states a general rule that the janapadas share names with the associated mountain features in the preceding list.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical instruction; it provides a method for recognizing and classifying place-names.