Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
Devanagari script
विष्णुना चात्र श्रृणुमो गीतां गाथां द्विजान्प्रति
Transliteration
viṣṇunā cātra śrṛṇumo gītāṃ gāthāṃ dvijānprati
Translation
Et ici nous entendons une stance chantée par Viṣṇu, adressée aux dvija, les « deux-fois-nés ».
Word by Word
विष्णुनाby Viṣṇu
विष्णुना:
Karana (Agent/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikarana (Location)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेश-अव्यय (locative adverb)
शृणुमःwe hear
शृणुमः:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (श्रवणे) धातु
Formलट्-लकारः (Present), उत्तम-पुरुषः (1st person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्
गीताम्a song
गीताम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootगीता (प्रातिपदिक; √गै/गी + क्त)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
गाथाम्a verse/ballad
गाथाम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootगाथा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
द्विजान्brāhmaṇas (twice-born)
द्विजान्:
Karma (Object with प्रति)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्
प्रतिtowards, addressed to
प्रति:
Sambandha (Prepositional relation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (अव्यय)
Formउपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय; प्रत्यर्थे (towards/with reference to)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: dvijāḥ (addressed audience)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A narrator gestures as if opening a sacred quotation; sound-waves or script emerge, with Viṣṇu’s presence implied as luminous syllables; dvijas sit in attentive posture.
Characters & Entities
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ViṣṇuD
dvijaG
gāthāFAQs
Purāṇic teaching is grounded in revered authority; dharma is transmitted through remembered sacred sayings.
No site is named; it introduces a quotation relevant to dharma and conduct.
None; it functions as a citation marker introducing Viṣṇu’s instruction.