Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 162
Devanagari script
गंधर्वकिंनरोद्गीतमप्सरोनृत्यसंकुलम्
Transliteration
gaṃdharvakiṃnarodgītamapsaronṛtyasaṃkulam
Translation
वह गन्धर्वों और किन्नरों के गीतों से गूँज उठा था और अप्सराओं के नृत्य से परिपूर्ण था।
Word by Word
गन्धर्वGandharvas
गन्धर्व:
Sambandha (Genitival/qualifying relation within compound)
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nom/Acc, Pl)
किंनरKinnaras
किंनर:
Sambandha (Genitival/qualifying relation within compound)
TypeNoun
Rootकिंनर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nom/Acc, Pl)
उद्गीतम्song/chant
उद्गीतम्:
Visheshya (Head noun of compound)
TypeNoun
Rootउद् + √गै (गायने) → उद्गीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg); भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle used as noun: 'sung/chant')
अप्सरःApsarases
अप्सरः:
Sambandha (Genitival/qualifying relation within compound)
TypeNoun
Rootअप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nom/Acc, Pl)
नृत्यdance
नृत्य:
Visheshana (Qualifier within compound)
TypeNoun
Root√नृत् (नर्तने) → नृत्य (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg); भाववाचक/कर्मवाचक नाम (dance/dancing)
संकुलम्crowded/filled with
संकुलम्:
Visheshana (Predicate/attributive adjective to implied noun e.g., रथम्/दृश्यम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसंकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg); विशेषण (crowded/filled)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A luminous celestial arena resounding with Gandharva and Kiṃnara song while Apsarases dance in concentric circles; banners and clouds glow with divine light.
Characters & Entities
G
GandharvasK
KiṃnarasA
ApsarasesFAQs
Cosmic events are portrayed as sacred pageantry—where divine arts accompany the restoration of dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this line.
None.