Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
Devanagari script
अथ गत्वा पुनः सर्वा दक्षमूचुः सुदुःखिताः । न कृतं तव वाक्यं वै चंद्रेणैव दुरात्मना
Transliteration
atha gatvā punaḥ sarvā dakṣamūcuḥ suduḥkhitāḥ | na kṛtaṃ tava vākyaṃ vai caṃdreṇaiva durātmanā
Translation
तब वे सब अत्यन्त दुःखी होकर फिर दक्ष के पास गईं और बोलीं—“दुरात्मा चन्द्र ने आपका वचन नहीं माना।”
Word by Word
अथthen
अथ:
Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक/आरम्भार्थक (indeclinable; then/thereupon)
गत्वाhaving gone
गत्वा:
Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial to main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) → गत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having gone)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/पुनरागमनार्थक (again)
सर्वाःall (of them)
सर्वाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन (plural)
दक्षम्Dakṣa
दक्षम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन (singular)
ऊचुःsaid
ऊचुः:
Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); बहुवचन (plural)
सुदुःखिताःvery sorrowful
सुदुःखिताः:
Karta (Subject attribute/कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु + दुःखित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्ताधारित विशेषण)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन; विशेषण (very distressed)
नnot
न:
Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)
कृतम्done/fulfilled
कृतम्:
Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) → कृत (क्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विधेय (done)
तवyour
तव:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन; सर्वनाम (your)
वाक्यम्word/command
वाक्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन
वैindeed
वै:
Sambandha (Emphasis/निश्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक (indeed, surely)
चन्द्रेणby the Moon
चन्द्रेण:
Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive sense/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootचन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन
एवonly
एव:
Sambandha (Restriction/अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (only/just)
दुरात्मनाby the wicked one
दुरात्मना:
Karana (Instrument/Agent/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदुरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; विशेष्य (by the wicked one)
Speaker
Dakṣa’s daughters (the Nakṣatras)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: All the daughters, distressed, approach Dakṣa again and accuse Candra of not following the instruction; a collective petition scene.
Characters & Entities
D
DakṣaC
CandraFAQs
Dharma includes accountability—when counsel is ignored, the harmed may legitimately seek redress.
No specific sacred place is referenced in this verse.
None.