Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
Devanagari script
तन्मया सह मोदस्व भुंक्ष्व भोगांश्च कामुक । दास्याम्यनुचराणां ते त्रयाणां च प्रियात्रयम्
Transliteration
tanmayā saha modasva bhuṃkṣva bhogāṃśca kāmuka | dāsyāmyanucarāṇāṃ te trayāṇāṃ ca priyātrayam
Translation
«Ainsi, réjouis-toi avec moi ; ô prétendant, goûte aussi à ces plaisirs. Je te donnerai encore une triade de femmes bien-aimées pour tes trois serviteurs.»
Word by Word
तत्with that/therefore
तत्:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; (तन्मया इत्यत्र ‘तत्’ उपसर्जन)
मयाwith me/by me
मया:
Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
सहtogether with
सह:
Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; सहार्थक उपसर्ग/निपात (preposition-like)
मोदस्वrejoice/enjoy
मोदस्व:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमुद् (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
भुंक्ष्वeat/enjoy
भुंक्ष्व:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभुज् (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
भोगान्enjoyments/pleasures
भोगान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootभोग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
कामुकO lover
कामुक:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootकामुक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन
दास्यामिI will give
दास्यामि:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formलृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
अनुचराणाम्of (your) attendants
अनुचराणाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअनुचर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन
तेyour/to you
ते:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/Genitive) / चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (अत्र षष्ठी ‘thy’)
त्रयाणाम्of three
त्रयाणाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
प्रियात्रयम्a set of three beloved (things/persons)
प्रियात्रयम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रिया + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (प्रियाणां त्रयम्)
Speaker
Karṇaprāvaraṇā
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Ghaṭotkaca (addressed as kāmuka)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A woman invites the suitor to rejoice and enjoy pleasures, promising additional beloved women for his attendants—an overtly tempting, transactional offer set in a courtly or enchanted space.
Characters & Entities
K
KarṇaprāvaraṇāFAQs
Sensual offers can distract seekers from right conduct; dharma requires vigilance over temptation.
None; the verse is part of a palace encounter narrative.
None.