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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

अनिच्छंत्यां कुमार्यां च वरं द्रव्यं च पार्थिवः । तथान्यदपि प्रीत्यासौ यद्ददौ नृपतिः श्रृणु

Transliteration

anicchaṃtyāṃ kumāryāṃ ca varaṃ dravyaṃ ca pārthivaḥ | tathānyadapi prītyāsau yaddadau nṛpatiḥ śrṛṇu

Translation

Obwohl die Jungfrau es nicht wünschte, gewährte der König ihr einen Segen und Reichtum; und aus Zuneigung schenkte er ihr noch anderes dazu—höre, was jener Herrscher gab.

Word by Word
अनिच्छन्त्याम्when (she) was unwilling
अनिच्छन्त्याम्:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Locative absolute)
TypeAdjective
Rootइष् (धातु) उपसर्ग: अन्; शतृ-प्रत्यय (present participle)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — locative absolute with कुमार्याम्; ‘while (she) was unwilling’
कुमार्याम्in the maiden (i.e., with the maiden)
कुमार्याम्:
Adhikarana (Locative absolute base)
TypeNoun
Rootकुमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular (in locative absolute)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
वरम्a boon
वरम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootवर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular
द्रव्यम्wealth/property
द्रव्यम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootद्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
पार्थिवःthe king
पार्थिवः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formप्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/so)
अन्यत्something else
अन्यत्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular; ‘something else’
अपिalso
अपि:
Sambandha (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसम्भावना/समुच्चय-अव्यय (particle: also/even)
प्रीत्याout of affection
प्रीत्या:
Hetu/Instrument (Cause/Means)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental singular (by/with affection)
असौhe (that king)
असौ:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootअसद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — demonstrative ‘this/he’
यत्what
यत्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — relative pronoun referring to ‘what’ was given
ददौgave
ददौ:
Kriyā (Relative-clause verb)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन — ‘gave’
नृपतिःthe king
नृपतिः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootनृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — apposition to पार्थिवः
शृणुlisten
शृणु:
Kriyā (Imperative)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन — ‘hear!’
Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the palace, the king offers a boon and wealth to a modest maiden who appears hesitant; attendants present trays of jewels and cloth; the scene emphasizes prīti and royal authority.

Characters & Entities
K
Kumārī (maiden)
P
Pārthiva (king)

FAQs

Power aligned with dharma expresses itself as generosity; the narrative frames royal giving as a consequence of sacred inspiration.

Indirectly the same tīrtha whose māhātmya motivates the ensuing royal actions; the verse itself focuses on the king’s gifts.

None directly; it introduces the description of gifts (dāna) and grants (vara).

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