Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
Devanagari script
आत्मास्य कथितो ब्रह्मा व्यभजत्स त्रिधा त्विदम् । ऊर्ध्वं तत्र स्थिता देवा मध्ये चैव च मानवाः
Transliteration
ātmāsya kathito brahmā vyabhajatsa tridhā tvidam | ūrdhvaṃ tatra sthitā devā madhye caiva ca mānavāḥ
Translation
Brahmā—dit être l’ātman, le principe animant de ceci—divisa ensuite ce cosmos en trois parts. En haut furent établis les dieux; et au milieu, assurément, les humains.
Word by Word
ātmāthe Self
ātmā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootātman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
asyaof this
asya:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंस, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
kathitaḥdescribed, spoken of
kathitaḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkath (धातु) → kathita (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; brahmā इति विशेषण
brahmāBrahmā
brahmā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
vyabhajatdivided
vyabhajat:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvibhaj (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
tridhāinto three (ways/parts)
tridhā:
Adverbial (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottridhā (अव्यय)
Formपरिमाण/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (in three parts)
tubut
tu:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (contrastive particle)
idamthis (world/egg)
idam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
ūrdhvamabove, upwards
ūrdhvam:
Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootūrdhva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formदिशावाचक-अव्यय (adverb: upwards/above)
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)
sthitāḥsituated, stationed
sthitāḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsthā (धातु) → sthita (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; devāḥ इति विशेषण
devāḥthe gods
devāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
madhyein the middle
madhye:
Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmadhya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (स्थानवाचक)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
evaindeed, just
eva:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic/limiting particle)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
mānavāḥhumans
mānavāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmānava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
Speaker
Nārada
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Bhārata (addressed)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A vertical cosmic diagram: upper realm with devas in luminous palaces, middle realm with humans and sacred rivers/temples, lower realm hinted beneath; Brahmā as organizer at the center.
Characters & Entities
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BrahmāD
DevasM
MānavasFAQs
Human life is positioned within a divinely ordered cosmos—encouraging responsible dharma in the ‘middle realm’ between higher and lower states.
None.
None.