Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18
Devanagari script
स पश्यञ्छुकसंघातान्पारावतगणांस्तथा । सारिकाश्च मदोन्मत्ताश्चेटीस्तां चाप्यपश्यत
Transliteration
sa paśyañchukasaṃghātānpārāvatagaṇāṃstathā | sārikāśca madonmattāśceṭīstāṃ cāpyapaśyata
Translation
Dort sah er Schwärme von Papageien und ebenso Scharen von Tauben; auch Mainas, trunken vor Erregung, und jene Dienerin erblickte er.
Word by Word
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन
paśyanseeing
paśyan:
Kriya-viseshana (Participial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√paś (पश्)
Formशतृ (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘पश्यन्’ = seeing
śuka-saṃghātānflocks of parrots
śuka-saṃghātān:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśuka (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃghāta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘शुकानां संघाताः’ = flocks of parrots)
pārāvata-gaṇāngroups of doves
pārāvata-gaṇān:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpārāvata (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘पारावतानां गणाः’ = groups of pigeons/doves)
tathālikewise
tathā:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (also/likewise)
sārikāḥmynas
sārikāḥ:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsārikā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन (कर्मरूपेण)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (and)
mada-unmattāḥmaddened with intoxication
mada-unmattāḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmada (प्रातिपदिक) + unmattā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘मदेन उन्मत्ताः’ = intoxicated)
ceṭīḥmaidservants
ceṭīḥ:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootceṭī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन
tāmher
tām:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (and)
apialso
api:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अपि = also/even
apaśyatasaw
apaśyata:
Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√paś (पश्)
Formलङ् (Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (अपश्यत)
Speaker
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Inside the house: cages or perches with parrots, pigeons, and mynas; the maidservant stands nearby, guiding the entrant through a lush, perfumed interior.
Characters & Entities
G
GhaṭotkacaŚ
śuka (parrot)P
pārāvata (pigeon)S
sārikā (myna)C
ceṭīFAQs
It paints the sensory setting that precedes moral testing—outer splendor often accompanies inner temptation in Purāṇic narratives.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None.