Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

कुंती च द्रौपदी चोभे मुमुदाते नितांततः । मंगलान्यस्य चक्राते मौर्व्याश्च धन तर्पिते

Transliteration

kuṃtī ca draupadī cobhe mumudāte nitāṃtataḥ | maṃgalānyasya cakrāte maurvyāśca dhana tarpite

Translation

Kuntī und Draupadī — beide — freuten sich über alle Maßen. Sie spendeten ihm glückverheißende Segnungen, und auch Maurvī war durch Reichtum zufrieden gestellt.

Word by Word

• कुन्ती: Kuntī
• कुन्ती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘Kuntī’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• द्रौपदी: Draupadī
• द्रौपदी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘Draupadī’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उभे: both
• उभे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन — ‘both (women)’

• मुमुदाते: rejoiced
• मुमुदाते: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन — ‘the two rejoiced’

• नितान्ततः: exceedingly
• नितान्ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नितान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘entirely, exceedingly’

• मङ्गलानि: auspicious rites
• मङ्गलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन — ‘auspicious rites/things’

• अस्य: for him
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of him/for him’

• चक्राते: performed
• चक्राते: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन — ‘the two performed/made’

• मौर्व्याः: of Maurvī
• मौर्व्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of Maurvī’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• धन: wealth
• धन: Sambandha/Hetu (Contextual relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — ‘wealth’ (context: with respect to wealth)

• तर्पिते: when (they were) satisfied
• तर्पिते: Sati-saptami (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु) [णिच्]
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘when/after (it was) satisfied/appeased’ (locative absolute sense)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) (contextual deduction)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kuntī and Draupadī rejoice and perform auspicious benedictions; Maurvī is shown satisfied with the received wealth.

Characters & Entities

• Kuntī
• Draupadī
• Maurvī
• Ghaṭotkaca

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious blessings from elders and the harmony of the household are signs of dhārmic fulfillment after a rite.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is domestic and ceremonial rather than tīrtha-centered.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

“Maṅgalāni” indicates customary auspicious rites/benedictions performed after marriage, though details are not specified.