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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिर उवाच । कावेरीति च विख्याता त्रिषु लोकेषु सत्तम । माहात्म्यं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तस्या मार्कण्ड तत्त्वतः

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | kāverīti ca vikhyātā triṣu lokeṣu sattama | māhātmyaṃ śrotumicchāmi tasyā mārkaṇḍa tattvataḥ

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira dit : Ô le meilleur des vertueux, la rivière connue sous le nom de Kāverī est renommée dans les trois mondes. Ô Mārkaṇḍa, je souhaite entendre sa grandeur dans sa véritable essence.

Word by Word
युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; वक्ता
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; (said)
कावेरीKāverī
कावेरी:
Karta/Predicate Subject (कर्ता/विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootकावेरी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम
इतिthus (called)
इति:
Avyaya (Quotative/उद्धरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
विख्याताrenowned
विख्याता:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविख्यात (प्रातिपदिक; √ख्या (धातु) से क्त)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; विशेषण (कावेरी)
त्रिषुin three
त्रिषु:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण (लोकेषु)
लोकेषुworlds
लोकेषु:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; स्थान (in the worlds)
सत्तमO best of the virtuous
सत्तम:
Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootसत् + तम (प्रातिपदिक; तमप्-प्रत्यय)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; उत्तम-पुरुषार्थक (best of the good) संबोधन
माहात्म्यम्the greatness (glory)
माहात्म्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमाहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म (object of इच्छामि)
श्रोतुम्to hear
श्रोतुम्:
Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु (धातु)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive); √श्रु (to hear) (to hear)
इच्छामिI wish
इच्छामि:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√इष् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
तस्याःof her (of it)
तस्याः:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of her/of it)
मार्कण्डO Mārkaṇḍa
मार्कण्ड:
Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootमार्कण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; ऋषिनाम संबोधन
तत्त्वतःin truth / accurately
तत्त्वतः:
Avyaya (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्त्वतः (अव्यय; तत्त्व + तस्)
Formअव्यय; तस्-प्रत्ययान्त क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: truly/in reality)
Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāverī

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya (to answer)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Forest hermitage scene: Yudhiṣṭhira seated respectfully before sage Mārkaṇḍeya; behind them a river personified as a goddess (Kāverī) rises from flowing waters, indicating ‘three-world renown’.

Characters & Entities
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
K
Kāverī
M
Mārkaṇḍeya

FAQs

Dharma begins with śravaṇa (reverent listening): seeking the true greatness of a sacred river refines faith and directs pilgrimage rightly.

Kāverī is introduced as a three-world-renowned sacred river, setting up the Kāverī-saṅgama (confluence) glorification in the chapter.

No rite yet; it is an inquiry initiating the māhātmya narration.

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