Vamana Purana — Structure of Jambudvipa, Shloka 51

The Structure of Jambudvipa: Nine Varshas, Navadvipa Bharata, Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples

Devanagari script

कारस्करास्तु रमिनो नासिक्यान्तरनर्मदाः भारकच्छाः समाहेयाः सह सारस्वतैरपि

Transliteration

kāraskarāstu ramino nāsikyāntaranarmadāḥ bhārakacchāḥ samāheyāḥ saha sārasvatairapi

Translation

Ang mga Kāraskara at ang mga Ramin; ang mga Nāsikya, ang mga Antar-Narmadā; ang mga Bhārakaccha at ang mga Samāheya—kasama rin ang mga Sārasvata (ay binanggit).

Word by Word

• kāraskarāḥ: the Kāraskaras (people/tribe)
• kāraskarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक (emphatic/contrastive)

• raminaḥ: the Ramins (people)
• raminaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ramina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• nāsikya-antara-narmadāḥ: the Narmadās of the Nāsikya interior (people)
• nāsikya-antara-narmadāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāsikya + antara + narmadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (निर्देश/सम्बन्ध), ‘नासिक्य-अन्तर-नर्मदा’ इति संयुक्त-जनपदनाम

• bhārakacchāḥ: the Bhārakacchas (people)
• bhārakacchāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārakaccha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• samāheyāḥ: the Samāheyas (people)
• samāheyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samāheya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/सहयोगार्थक (indeclinable of accompaniment)

• sārasvataiḥ: with the Sārasvatas
• sārasvataiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sārasvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

Speakers

• Not specified in input (often Pulastya → Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa narrative framing)

Key Themes

• Sacred Geography
• River-basin cultural mapping
• Puranic Ethnonyms

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Rivers function as cultural arteries in Purāṇic thought; naming Narmadā- and Sarasvatī-associated groups underscores that sacred identity and dharma are carried through riverine landscapes and communities.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily deśa/bhūmi-varṇana (regional description) rather than lineage narrative; it serves as supporting cosmographical/ethnographical scaffolding within the Purāṇa.

What is the symbolic significance?

The pairing of Narmadā and Sarasvatī affiliations symbolically links different sacred river traditions, reinforcing the Purāṇa’s tendency to integrate multiple sacred geographies into one coherent religious map.