Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
Devanagari script
संतोषेण च ते तात तिष्ठतः काश्यपे गृहे । कद्रूश्च विनता नाम हृष्टे च वनिते सदा
Transliteration
saṃtoṣeṇa ca te tāta tiṣṭhataḥ kāśyape gṛhe | kadrūśca vinatā nāma hṛṣṭe ca vanite sadā
Translation
Ô cher enfant, toutes deux demeuraient comblées dans la demeure de Kaśyapa : Kadrū et la femme nommée Vinatā, toujours au visage joyeux.
Word by Word
saṃtoṣeṇawith contentment
saṃtoṣeṇa:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃtoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
tethey (two)
te:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)
tātaO dear (father/son)
tāta:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Roottāta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)
tiṣṭhataḥstay, dwell (two)
tiṣṭhataḥ:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsthā (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन (Dual); परस्मैपदम्
kāśyapeof Kaśyapa
kāśyape:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkāśyapa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणरूपेण (of Kaśyapa)
gṛhein the house
gṛhe:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootgṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)
kadrūḥKadrū
kadrūḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkadrū (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
vinatāVinatā
vinatā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvinatā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
nāmaby name
nāma:
Viśeṣaṇa (Appositive marker/विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāma (अव्यय)
Formनामनिर्देशक-अव्यय (particle indicating name)
hṛṣṭedelighted
hṛṣṭe:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roothṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
vanitewomen (two)
vanite:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvanitā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)
sadāalways
sadā:
Kāla (Time/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsadā (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)
Speaker
Mārkaṇḍeya
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Two noble women, Kadrū and Vinatā, in a tranquil hermitage courtyard, smiling and composed; Kaśyapa’s presence implied as the stabilizing center of the household.
Characters & Entities
K
KaśyapaV
VinatāK
KadrūFAQs
Saṃtoṣa (contentment) is shown as a stabilizing virtue in household life, even before later conflicts arise.
None is named; the verse describes life in Kaśyapa’s āśrama/household as narrative setting.
None.