Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
Devanagari script
द्वे भार्ये कश्यपस्यास्तां सर्वलोकेष्वनुत्तमे । गरुत्मतो वै विनता सर्पाणां कद्रुरेव च
Transliteration
dve bhārye kaśyapasyāstāṃ sarvalokeṣvanuttame | garutmato vai vinatā sarpāṇāṃ kadrureva ca
Translation
Kaśyapa eut deux épouses, sans égales dans tous les mondes : Vinātā, mère de Garuḍa, et Kadrū, mère des serpents.
Word by Word
द्वेtwo
द्वे:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, द्विवचन (numeral adjective)
भार्येwives
भार्ये:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootभार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, द्विवचन
कश्यपस्यof Kaśyapa
कश्यपस्य:
Sambandha (Possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootकश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन
आस्ताम्were (there)
आस्ताम्:
Kriyā (Main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलङ् (imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद
सर्वलोकेषुin all worlds
सर्वलोकेषु:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/Scope)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व-लोक (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + लोक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, बहुवचन (locative plural)
अनुत्तमेunsurpassed
अनुत्तमे:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण (superlative sense: unsurpassed)
गरुत्मतःof Garuḍa
गरुत्मतः:
Sambandha (Possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootगरुत्मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन
वैindeed
वै:
Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निश्चयार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)
विनताVinatā
विनता:
Karta (Apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootविनता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन
सर्पाणाम्of the serpents
सर्पाणाम्:
Sambandha (Possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, बहुवचन
कद्रुःKadrū
कद्रुः:
Karta (Apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootकद्रू (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन
एवindeed
एव:
Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphasis)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)
Speaker
Mārkaṇḍeya
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: king (contextual)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Kaśyapa with two radiant wives: Vinātā (associated with Garuḍa) and Kadrū (associated with serpents), portrayed as archetypal mothers of sky and underworld beings.
Characters & Entities
K
KaśyapaV
VinātāK
KadrūG
GaruḍaS
Serpents (Nāgas)FAQs
Purāṇas anchor dharma narratives in sacred genealogies, showing how cosmic lineages shape later events and moral lessons.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse provides mythic background (vaṃśa/utpatti) for the coming account.
None in this verse.