Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
Devanagari script
अथ प्रजापतेः पुत्री स्वस्मिन्वै तस्य कामिताम् । विलोक्य लज्जिता भूत्वा रोहिद्रूप दधार सा
Transliteration
atha prajāpateḥ putrī svasminvai tasya kāmitām | vilokya lajjitā bhūtvā rohidrūpa dadhāra sā
Translation
Alors la fille de Prajāpati, voyant son désir tourné vers elle, fut saisie de honte et prit la forme d’une biche (Rohiṇī).
Word by Word
अथthen
अथ:
Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक/आरम्भबोधक (indeclinable; sequential/then)
प्रजापतेःof Prajāpati
प्रजापतेः:
Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (singular)
पुत्रीdaughter
पुत्री:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
स्वस्मिन्in herself
स्वस्मिन्:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootस्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)
वैindeed
वै:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/एवकारार्थक (particle of emphasis/indeed)
तस्यof him
तस्य:
Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
कामिताम्(as) desired/beloved (object of desire)
कामिताम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकामिता (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भावे/स्त्री)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘कामित’ (desired/beloved) इत्यर्थे
विलोक्यhaving seen
विलोक्य:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवि√लोक् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)
लज्जिताashamed
लज्जिता:
Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootलज्जित (कृदन्त; √लज्ज् + क्त)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि/भावे (past passive participle: ashamed)
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive); ‘भू’—having become
रोहिद्रूपंthe form of a rohiṇī (doe)
रोहिद्रूपं:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootरोहिद् + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रोहिदः रूपम् = form of a doe/rohiṇī)
दधारassumed/bore
दधार:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√धृ (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
साshe
सा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
Speaker
Sūta
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: viprāḥ (brāhmaṇas)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A celestial maiden, startled and ashamed, transforms into a doe and flees through a liminal forest-space; the moment is charged with modesty and urgency.
Characters & Entities
P
PrajāpatiV
VākR
RohiṇīFAQs
Shame (lajjā) signals a breach of dharma; the narrative frames transformation and flight as responses to adharma.
Not named in this verse; it is part of the backstory that culminates in the Gandhamādana-associated tīrtha explanation.
None.