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Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4

कद्रूश्च विनता चेति भगिन्यौ संबभूवतुः । भार्ये ते कश्यपस्यास्तां कद्रूश्च विनता तथा

kadrūśca vinatā ceti bhaginyau saṃbabhūvatuḥ | bhārye te kaśyapasyāstāṃ kadrūśca vinatā tathā

Elles devinrent sœurs, Kadrū et Vinatā. Et toutes deux, Kadrū comme Vinatā, devinrent les épouses du sage Kaśyapa.

kadrūḥKadru
kadrūḥ:
Karta (Member of dual subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkadrū (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (and)
vinatāVinatā
vinatā:
Karta (Member of dual subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvinatā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (and)
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)
bhaginyautwo sisters
bhaginyau:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhaginī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)
saṃbabhūvatuḥbecame
saṃbabhūvatuḥ:
Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-√bhū (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन (Dual), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)
bhāryetwo wives
bhārye:
Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)
tethose (two)
te:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम-विशेषण (Pronominal adjective), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual) — bhārye इति विशेषणम् (‘those two’)
kaśyapasyaof Kaśyapa
kaśyapasya:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootkaśyapa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)
āstāmwere
āstām:
Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootas (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन (Dual)
kadrūḥKadru
kadrūḥ:
Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkadrū (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (and)
vinatāVinatā
vinatā:
Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvinatā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
tathālikewise, thus
tathā:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/likewise’)

Sūta

Listener: Ṛṣis

Scene: Two sisters, Kadrū and Vinatā, stand beside sage Kaśyapa in an austere āśrama; their similar yet contrasting expressions foreshadow future conflict—one resolute, one serene; subtle nāga and Garuḍa symbols appear as omens.

K
Kadrū
V
Vinatā
K
Kaśyapa

FAQs

Purāṇas connect sacred geography with cosmic genealogy, showing how dharma unfolds through family lines and choices.

Not directly named in this verse; it serves as narrative groundwork within the Setukhaṇḍa’s Kṣīrakuṇḍa context.

None in this verse; it establishes the characters and relationships for the forthcoming account.