Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25
Devanagari script
सुसंवृतं कृतं तेन धावन्वै पृष्ठतो ब्रवीत्
Transliteration
susaṃvṛtaṃ kṛtaṃ tena dhāvanvai pṛṣṭhato bravīt
Translation
S’étant ainsi ressaisi, il courut derrière lui et lui parla par-derrière.
Word by Word
सुसंवृतम्well-covered
सुसंवृतम्:
Karma (Object attribute/कर्मविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + संवृत (प्रातिपदिक; √वृ/वृत्)
Formभूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (well-covered/fully closed)
कृतम्was done/made
कृतम्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (it) was done/made
तेनby him
तेन:
Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (करण/कर्ता-हेतु), एकवचन; (by him)
धावन्running
धावन्:
Karta (Subject attribute/कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootधाव् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
Formवर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (running)
वैindeed
वै:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formनिपात-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
पृष्ठतःfrom behind/behind
पृष्ठतः:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-अव्यय)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb): behind/from the back
ब्रवीत्said/spoke
ब्रवीत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
Speaker
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Revā-taṭa (Bhṛgu-āśrama vicinity)
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Bhṛgu steadies his breath, gathers his robes, then runs after the bull, calling out from behind along the riverbank path.
Characters & Entities
B
BhṛguV
Vṛṣa (bull-form)FAQs
It depicts the shift from reaction to response—collecting oneself before speaking, even amid conflict.
Not directly; the narrative continues within the Narmadā (Revā) riverbank setting.
None.
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