Varaha Purana 196.13: Adhyaya 196, Shloka 13

Description of the City of Dharmarāja

Yama

Devanagari script

दृश्यते न च दृश्येत नानावृक्षसमाकुला ॥ सुवर्णकृतसोपाना दिव्यकाञ्चनवालुका

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 196.13

Transliteration

dṛśyate na ca dṛśyeta nānā-vṛkṣa-samākulā || suvarṇa-kṛta-sopānā divya-kāñcana-vālukā

Translation

มันปรากฏ—แต่ก็ราวกับไม่ปรากฏ—น่าอัศจรรย์ยิ่งนัก เต็มไปด้วยหมู่ไม้หลากชนิด มีบันไดทำด้วยทอง และมีทรายทองอันเป็นทิพย์

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Word by Word

• dṛśyate: is seen; appears
• dṛśyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद) (passive-like sense)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-nipāta (निषेध-निपात) negation

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samucchaya-nipāta conjunction

• dṛśyeta: might be seen; would appear
• dṛśyeta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Liṅ-lakāra (लिङ्, optative/potential), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, Ātmanepada

• nānā-vṛkṣa-samākulā: filled with various trees
• nānā-vṛkṣa-samākulā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + samākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; qualifying nadī (understood)

• suvarṇa-kṛta-sopānā: with stair-steps made of gold
• suvarṇa-kṛta-sopānā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृ धातु, क्त) + sopāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; ‘having steps made of gold’

• divya-kāñcana-vālukā: having divine golden sand
• divya-kāñcana-vālukā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + kāñcana (प्रातिपदिक) + vālukā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; qualifying nadī (understood)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Sacred Rivers
• Mythic Topography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies mythic-topographical ornamentation used to mark sacred landscapes as extraordinary and beyond ordinary perception.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse continues the description of the Puṣpodakā river-region; no modern correlate is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct injunction, the verse elevates the landscape as a site worthy of attention and careful description.