Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 68
Devanagari script
प्रत्यूचुर्वाडवाः सर्वे क्रोधरक्तेक्षणा दृशा
Transliteration
pratyūcurvāḍavāḥ sarve krodharaktekṣaṇā dṛśā
Translation
Da erwiderten alle Vaḍavās, mit wildem Blick und vor Zorn geröteten Augen.
Word by Word
प्रतिback, in reply
प्रति:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (verbal prefix)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (अव्यय)
Formउपसर्ग/पूर्वपद (preverb/prefix)
ऊचुःthey said
ऊचुः:
Kriya (Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)
वाडवाःthe Vāḍavas (a group/people)
वाडवाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवाडव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), बहुवचन
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta-viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective)
क्रोध-रक्त-ईक्षणाःwith eyes reddened by anger
क्रोध-रक्त-ईक्षणाः:
Karta-viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रोध (प्रातिपदिक) + रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः) — ‘क्रोधेन रक्तानि ईक्षणानि येषाम्’ (whose eyes are reddened with anger)
दृशाwith (their) look/with the gaze
दृशा:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदृश्/दृशा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case/Instrumental), एकवचन
Speaker
Vaḍavās (collectively)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A group of Vaḍavās respond in unison, faces tense, eyes bloodshot with anger, bodies leaning forward in confrontation within a forest-assembly setting.
Characters & Entities
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VaḍavāsFAQs
Anger clouds discernment; dharma-discussions should be approached with restraint and clarity.
Dharmāraṇya (the sacred forest-region) is the narrative setting, presented as a dharmic field where right conduct is examined.
None in this verse; it sets the emotional tone for the ensuing dharma-teaching.