Shloka 16

The Glory of Bhārata-varṣa: Enumerating Mountains, Rivers, and Regions

Devanagari script

चर्मण्वतीं वेत्रवतीं हस्तिसोमां दिशं तथा । शरावतीं पयोष्णीं च भीमां भीमरथीमपि

Transliteration

carmaṇvatīṃ vetravatīṃ hastisomāṃ diśaṃ tathā | śarāvatīṃ payoṣṇīṃ ca bhīmāṃ bhīmarathīmapi

Translation

ทำนองเดียวกันยังกล่าวถึงแม่น้ำ จรรมนวตี เวตรวตี หัสติโสมะ และทิศา; อีกทั้ง ศราวตี ปโยษณี ภีมา และภีมรถีด้วย

Word by Word

• चर्मण्वतीम्: Carmaṇvatī (river name)
• चर्मण्वतीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्मण्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वेत्रवतीम्: Vetravatī (river name)
• वेत्रवतीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेत्रवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: वेत्र + वती (तत्पुरुष; ‘having canes/reeds’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हस्तिसोमाम्: Hastisomā (river name)
• हस्तिसोमाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिसोमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: हस्ति + सोम (तत्पुरुष; name), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दिशम्: Diś (river name; lit. ‘direction’)
• दिशम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: समुच्चय (Conjunctive adverb/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb; ‘likewise/also’)

• शरावतीम्: Śarāvatī (river name)
• शरावतीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पयोष्णीम्: Payoṣṇī (river name)
• पयोष्णीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयोष्णी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: पयस् + उष्णी (तत्पुरुष; ‘warm-watered’ as name), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• भीमाम्: Bhīmā (river name)
• भीमाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भीमरथीम्: Bhīmarathī (river name)
• भीमरथीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमरथी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: भीम + रथी (तत्पुरुष; name), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; ‘also/even’)

Speaker

Pulastya (to Bhīṣma)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: river

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: भीमरथीमपि = भीमरथीम् + अपि

Characters & Entities

• Carmanvatī
• Vetravatī
• Hastisomā
• Diśā
• Śarāvatī
• Payoṣṇī
• Bhīmā
• Bhīmarathī

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tirthas?

It preserves a catalog-style memory of sacred rivers, reflecting how Purāṇic literature maps merit (puṇya) onto a recognizable landscape through named waterways.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

Indirectly: by highlighting tīrtha-rivers as sanctified spaces where devotional acts—bathing, worship, and remembrance—are traditionally performed to support a life of dharma and devotion.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

The implied lesson is reverence for sacred geography and disciplined pilgrimage—approaching holy places with purity of conduct and intention rather than mere travel or curiosity.