Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
Devanagari script
सा च पुत्री मुरोः पार्थ दैत्यस्याद्भुतकर्मणः । योऽसौ नरकदैत्यस्य प्राणतुल्यः सखाऽभवत्
Transliteration
sā ca putrī muroḥ pārtha daityasyādbhutakarmaṇaḥ | yo'sau narakadaityasya prāṇatulyaḥ sakhā'bhavat
Translation
হে পার্থ! সে আশ্চর্যকর্মা দৈত্য মুরের কন্যা; সেই মুরই নরক-দৈত্যের প্রাণসম প্রিয় সখা হয়েছিল।
Word by Word
साshe
सा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
चand
च:
Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
पुत्रीdaughter
पुत्री:
Apposition (विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
मुरोःof Mura
मुरोः:
Shashthi-sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootमुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
पार्थO Pārtha
पार्थ:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन
दैत्यस्यof the demon
दैत्यस्य:
Shashthi-sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
अद्भुतकर्मणःof wondrous deeds
अद्भुतकर्मणः:
Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्भुत + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (अद्भुतं कर्म यस्य/अद्भुतकर्मा)
यःwho
यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)
असौthat (person)
असौ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअसद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम
नरकदैत्यस्यof the demon Naraka
नरकदैत्यस्य:
Shashthi-sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootनरक + दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नरकस्य दैत्यः)
प्राणतुल्यःas dear as life
प्राणतुल्यः:
Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राण + तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (प्राणैः तुल्यः)
सखाfriend
सखा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
अभवत्was/became
अभवत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
Speaker
Janārdana
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Courtly narration identifying a fearsome Dānava Mura and his daughter, linked by intimate friendship to Naraka; a storyteller frames the asura genealogy before the battle episode.
Characters & Entities
J
JanārdanaP
PārthaM
MuraN
NarakaFAQs
Purāṇas often teach discernment: lineage and alliances (even among asuras) shape consequences that dharma must ultimately address.
No tīrtha is praised in this verse; it provides genealogical identification within the narrative.
None.