Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तत्र गत्वा विवाहं तु चक्रुः संहृष्टमानसाः । दुर्योधनस्य भूपस्य भानुमत्या समं तदा

Transliteration

tatra gatvā vivāhaṃ tu cakruḥ saṃhṛṣṭamānasāḥ | duryodhanasya bhūpasya bhānumatyā samaṃ tadā

Translation

Parvenus en ce lieu, le cœur en joie, ils célébrèrent alors le mariage du roi Duryodhana avec Bhānumatī.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: “there”)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); “having gone”

• विवाहम्: marriage
• विवाहम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Nipāta (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय (particle: “but/indeed”)

• चक्रुः: performed/made
• चक्रुः: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन

• संहृष्टमानसाः: with delighted minds
• संहृष्टमानसाः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संहृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, सम्+हृष्) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः “संहृष्टं मनो येषाम्” (whose minds were delighted)

• दुर्योधनस्य: of Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• भूपस्य: of the king
• भूपस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन; दुर्योधनस्य-विशेषणार्थे (appositional genitive: “the king”)

• भानुमत्या: with Bhānumatī
• भानुमत्या: Sahakāraka (Association/Instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानुमती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन (Instrumental singular: “with Bhānumatī”)

• समम्: together
• समम्: Sahārtha (Comitative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (adverb: “together/along with”)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb: “then”)

Speaker

Sūta (continued narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A festive wedding in Dvāravatī: decorated mandapa, garlands, sacred fire, brāhmaṇas chanting; Duryodhana and Bhānumatī seated in royal attire; Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas present as dignitaries; city architecture and coastal motifs in background.

Characters & Entities

• Dvāravatī
• Duryodhana
• Bhānumatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even royal life-events like marriage are situated within sacred geography, implying dharma-guided celebration in a sanctified setting.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvāravatī (Dvārakā) as the place where the royal wedding occurs, highlighting its stature as a sacred city.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vivāha (marriage rite) is referenced as being duly performed.