Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66
Devanagari script
तच्छ्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणो वाक्यं शक्रो वचनमब्रवीत्
Transliteration
tacchrutvā brāhmaṇo vākyaṃ śakro vacanamabravīt
Translation
Nachdem Śakra (Indra) die Worte des Brahmanen vernommen hatte, sprach er daraufhin als Antwort.
Word by Word
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (refers to preceding speech)
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial qualifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), धातु: श्रु; पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having heard)
ब्राह्मणःthe brāhmaṇa
ब्राह्मणः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (here: Dadhīci as brāhmaṇa)
वाक्यम्statement/words
वाक्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
शक्रःŚakra (Indra)
शक्रः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; इन्द्र-नाम
वचनम्speech/utterance
वचनम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवचन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
अब्रवीत्said
अब्रवीत्:
Kriyā (Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: ब्रू
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Indra rises in Brahmā’s court, preparing to speak; devas watch, sensing a confession about past wrongdoing.
Characters & Entities
B
BrāhmaṇaŚ
Śakra (Indra)FAQs
Dharma begins with attentive listening—right action is preceded by hearing and reflection.
The broader setting is Kedāra (Kedārakhaṇḍa), though this verse itself is a narrative transition rather than direct tīrtha-praise.
None in this verse; it introduces Indra’s reply within the dharma-discussion.