Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 64
Devanagari script
ततश्च प्रणतो भूत्वा वाक्यमेतदुवाच सः
Transliteration
tataśca praṇato bhūtvā vākyametaduvāca saḥ
Translation
Alors, s’inclinant avec révérence, il prononça ces paroles.
Word by Word
ततःthen
ततः:
Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (then)
चand
च:
Connector (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
प्रणतःbowed, prostrated
प्रणतः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-नम् (धातु) → प्रणत (कृदन्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) = bowed down
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
Adverbial (पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having become)
वाक्यम्speech, words
वाक्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘वाक्यम्’ इति विशेषणम्
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
सःhe
सः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
Speaker
Sūta (narration frame; the next verse begins Yakṣma’s speech)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The frail blue-clad figure lowers himself with difficulty into a bow, staff angled beside him, facing the presiding elder of the rite.
FAQs
Humility and reverence precede dharmic instruction; bowing prepares one to speak truthfully and receive guidance.
This verse is a narrative transition within the Tīrthamāhātmya; the specific tīrtha is not named in this single line.
None directly here; it introduces the forthcoming instruction related to yajña and satisfaction (tarpaṇa).