Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8
Devanagari script
विनतोवाच । किं पणेन भगिन्यत्र कथयाम्येवमेव हि । त्वज्जये का च मे प्रीतिर्मज्जये किं नु ते सुखम्
Transliteration
vinatovāca | kiṃ paṇena bhaginyatra kathayāmyevameva hi | tvajjaye kā ca me prītirmajjaye kiṃ nu te sukham
Translation
Vinatā sprach: „Schwester, wozu braucht es hier eine Wette? Ich sage es dir auch so. Wenn du siegst, welche Freude wäre mir? Wenn ich siege, welches Glück wäre dir?“
Word by Word
vinatāVinatā
vinatā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvinatā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
kimwhat?
kim:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम
paṇenaby/with a wager
paṇena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन
bhaginiO sister
bhagini:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootbhaginī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन
atrahere
atra:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatra (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)
kathayāmiI say/tell
kathayāmi:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkathaya (धातु; कथयति)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन
evamthus
evam:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)
evaindeed/only
eva:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
hifor/indeed
hi:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formहेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)
tvad-jayein your victory
tvad-jaye:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्वद्-षष्ठी + जय)
kāwhat (kind of)?
kā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
memy/to me
me:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formउभयलिङ्ग (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन
prītiḥjoy/affection
prītiḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootprīti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन
mad-jayein my victory
mad-jaye:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मद्-षष्ठी + जय)
kimwhat?
kim:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक
nuthen/indeed (question particle)
nu:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnu (अव्यय)
Formप्रश्न/अनुनयार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle)
teyour/to you
te:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootyuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formउभयलिङ्ग (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन
sukhamhappiness
sukham:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsukha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन
Speaker
Vinatā
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis / or Kāśī-mahātmya audience (contextual)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Two sisters, Vinatā and Kadrū, converse with restrained emotion; Vinatā gestures in refusal of a wager while attendants listen in the background.
Characters & Entities
V
VinatāK
KadrūFAQs
True affection avoids zero-sum victory; dharma favors harmony over wagers that breed resentment.
No tīrtha is named in this verse.
None.