Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15
Devanagari script
केचिच्च नक्रवदनाः सारमेयमुखाः परे । सृगालवदनाश्चान्य उष्ट्राभवदनाः परे
Transliteration
kecicca nakravadanāḥ sārameyamukhāḥ pare | sṛgālavadanāścānya uṣṭrābhavadanāḥ pare
Translation
Some had crocodile faces; others had dog faces. Some were jackal-faced, and others bore camel-like faces.
Word by Word
kecitsome
kecit:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootkim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
nakra-vadanāḥcrocodile-faced
nakra-vadanāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootnakra (प्रातिपदिक) + vadana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (crocodile-faced)
sārameya-mukhāḥdog-faced
sārameya-mukhāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootsārameya (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (dog-faced)
pareothers
pare:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootpara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
sṛgāla-vadanāḥjackal-faced
sṛgāla-vadanāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootsṛgāla (प्रातिपदिक) + vadana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (jackal-faced)
caand
ca:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय
anyeothers
anye:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootanya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
uṣṭrābha-vadanāḥcamel-faced / camel-like-faced
uṣṭrābha-vadanāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootuṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक) + ābha (प्रातिपदिक) + vadana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (camel-like-faced / having camel faces)
pareothers
pare:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootpara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
Speaker
Narrator (context not specified in snippet; likely a purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Close-up vignettes of grotesque yet vivid faces: crocodile-snouted, dog-faced, jackal-faced, camel-faced beings, each with distinct textures—scales, fur, sharp teeth—set against a smoky, turbulent backdrop.
FAQs
The Purāṇa uses extraordinary forms to evoke awe and humility before the divine forces that guard and govern the worlds.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
None.