Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5
Devanagari script
कद्रूरुवाच । विनते त्वं विजानासि यदि तद्ब्रूहि मेग्रतः । अखंडिता गतिस्तेस्ति यतो गगनमंडले
Transliteration
kadrūruvāca | vinate tvaṃ vijānāsi yadi tadbrūhi megrataḥ | akhaṃḍitā gatistesti yato gaganamaṃḍale
Translation
কদ্রূ বললেন—হে বিনতা, যদি তুমি সত্যিই জানো তবে আমার সামনে স্পষ্ট করে বলো। তোমার গতি অখণ্ড, কারণ তুমি আকাশমণ্ডলে বিচরণ করো।
Word by Word
कद्रूःKadrū
कद्रूः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkadrū (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (वच्, धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद
विनतेO Vinatā
विनते:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootvinatā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तम/मध्यम? (2nd person pronoun); प्रथमा; एकवचन
विजानासिyou know
विजानासि:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√jñā (ज्ञा, धातु) उपसर्ग वि-
Formलट् (present); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद
यदिif
यदि:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyadi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; शर्तसूचक (conditional conjunction)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन
ब्रूहिtell
ब्रूहि:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√brū (ब्रू, धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद
मेto me
मे:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formचतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन
अग्रतःin front (of me), now
अग्रतः:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootagratas (अव्यय/तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: in front/presently)
अखण्डिताunbroken
अखण्डिता:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Roota-khaṇḍita (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; 'गति:' इत्यस्य विशेषण; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (not broken)
गतिःcourse/motion
गतिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootgati (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन
तेof you/your
ते:
Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन
अस्तिis
अस्ति:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√as (अस्, धातु)
Formलट् (present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद
यतःbecause/whereby
यतः:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyatas (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; हेतुवाचक/यत्-तसिल् (from which/whereby; causal-relative)
गगनमण्डलेin the sphere of the sky
गगनमण्डले:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootgagana-maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (गगनस्य मण्डलम्)
Speaker
Kadrū
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Kadrū addresses Vinatā with pointed urgency, praising her sky-ranging movement while pressing her to answer; tension of impending wager is visible in posture and gaze.
Characters & Entities
K
KadrūV
VinatāG
Gagana-maṇḍala (sky-sphere)FAQs
Claims of knowledge invite accountability; speech should be direct and truthful, as it shapes ensuing karma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the broader Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration.
None.