Varaha Purana 176.2: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 2

The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā

Devanagari script

सार्थेन निष्ठितः सोऽथ धनवान् रूपवांस्ततः ॥ क्रमेण ते सर्वदेशान् विषयान् पर्वतान् नदीः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 176.2

Transliteration

sārthena niṣṭhitaḥ so 'tha dhanavān rūpavāṃs tataḥ | krameṇa te sarvadeśān viṣayān parvatān nadīḥ ||

Translation

Pagkaraan, nang siya’y matatag na kasama ng karaban, siya’y naging mayaman at kagwapuhan; at sa paglipas ng panahon, nilibot nila ang lahat ng lupain—mga nasasakupan, kabundukan, at mga ilog.

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Word by Word

• सार्थेन: with the caravan/company
• सार्थेन: सह/करण (Sahakāraka/Instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (Ins. 3), एकवचन (sg.)

• निष्ठितः: having set out / having proceeded
• निष्ठितः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Predicate participle of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अनन्तरार्थे

• धनवान्: wealthy
• धनवान्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धनवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण

• रूपवान्: handsome
• रूपवान्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: काल/क्रम (Temporal/sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थे

• क्रमेण: gradually/in order
• क्रमेण: रीति (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभाव (instrumental adverb)

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.) (वक्ता-परः: ‘they’)

• सर्व-देशान्: all regions
• सर्व-देशान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), बहुवचन (pl.)

• विषयान्: territories/districts
• विषयान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), बहुवचन (pl.)

• पर्वतान्: mountains
• पर्वतान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), बहुवचन (pl.)

• नदीः: rivers
• नदीः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), बहुवचन (pl.)

Speaker

Varāha (continuation of narration)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Trade Routes

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the literary memory of caravan-based mobility and a broad geographic imagination, valuable for cultural-historical studies of travel motifs.

Which geographic location is identified?

No single named site appears here; the verse uses general geographic categories (regions, territories, mountains, rivers).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse is descriptive; any ethical reading would be indirect (e.g., prosperity arising from enterprise and association).