Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50
Devanagari script
अन्याश्च विविधाः जाताः साहाय्ये मदनस्य च । अप्सरसो गणैर्दृष्टा मदनेन सहैव ताः
Transliteration
anyāśca vividhāḥ jātāḥ sāhāyye madanasya ca | apsaraso gaṇairdṛṣṭā madanena sahaiva tāḥ
Translation
Et bien d’autres Apsaras, de maintes sortes, vinrent aussi prêter secours à Madana. Les Gaṇa les virent, avec Madana lui-même.
Word by Word
अन्याःother (fem. pl.)
अन्याः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction/and)
विविधाःvarious
विविधाः:
Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
जाताःwere born/arose
जाताः:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्रियासमानार्थक (became/were born)
साहाय्येin assistance/help
साहाय्ये:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootसाहाय्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
मदनस्यof Madana (Cupid)
मदनस्य:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootमदन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)
अप्सरसःApsarases (celestial nymphs)
अप्सरसः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
गणैःby the attendants/hosts
गणैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootगण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन
दृष्टाःwere seen
दृष्टाः:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्रियासमानार्थक (were seen)
मदनेनwith Madana
मदनेन:
Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
TypeNoun
Rootमदन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
सहtogether with
सह:
Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह (अव्यय)
Formसहार्थक-अव्यय (postposition: with)
एवindeed/just
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic/indeed)
ताःthose (fem. pl.)
ताः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (pronoun)
Speaker
Sūta (narration; deduced)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Madana arrives with a retinue of varied apsarases; Śiva’s gaṇas witness the dazzling celestial assembly in the Kedāra landscape.
Characters & Entities
M
Madana (Kāma)A
ApsarasesG
Gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants)FAQs
It portrays the organized force of temptation and its confrontation with Śiva’s gaṇas, symbolizing the protective power around sacred austerity.
Not explicit; the Kedārakhaṇḍa context situates the event within the sanctified Kedāra-Himālaya region.
None.