Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 95
Devanagari script
मन्यमानोथ तां संज्ञां सवर्णायां तदा रविः । सावर्णिं जनयामास मनुमष्टममुत्तमम्
Transliteration
manyamānotha tāṃ saṃjñāṃ savarṇāyāṃ tadā raviḥ | sāvarṇiṃ janayāmāsa manumaṣṭamamuttamam
Translation
Da meinte Ravi (die Sonne), sie sei Sañjñā, und zeugte an Savarṇā den vortrefflichen Sāvarṇi — Manu, den achten.
Word by Word
मन्यमानःthinking, considering
मन्यमानः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Root√मन् (धातु)
Formशानच् (Present Middle Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
अथthen
अथ:
Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअनन्तरबोधक अव्यय (discourse particle: then/now)
ताम्her/that (woman)
ताम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
संज्ञाम्Saṃjñā (name of a woman)
संज्ञाम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसंज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
सवर्णायाम्in Savarṇā
सवर्णायाम्:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootसवर्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
तदाthen
तदा:
Kala-adhikarana (Temporal locus/कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)
रविःRavi, the Sun
रविः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootरवि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
सावर्णिम्Sāvarṇi (name)
सावर्णिम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसावर्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
जनयामासbegot, generated
जनयामास:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Periphrastic Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
मनुम्Manu
मनुम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
अष्टमम्eighth
अष्टमम्:
Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअष्टम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण (ordinal)
उत्तमम्excellent, best
उत्तमम्:
Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण
Speaker
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Solar deity Ravi in radiant form, with Savarṇā nearby; a subtle narrative cue of mistaken identity (thinking her Sañjñā). In the background, a symbolic wheel of time indicating the eighth Manu’s future role.
Characters & Entities
R
Ravi (Sun)S
SañjñāS
SavarṇāS
Sāvarṇi ManuFAQs
Puranic genealogy frames cosmic order: the Manus arise to preserve dharma across cycles of time.
None directly; the verse is part of a narrative embedded in Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
None.