Shloka 40
Devanagari script
लोहितस्योदथे: कन्या धात्री स्कन्दस्यथ सा स्मृता
Transliteration
lohitasya udatheḥ kanyā dhātrī skandasyātha sā smṛtā
Translation
Mārkaṇḍeya said: “She is known as the daughter of Lohita’s ocean, and she is remembered as the nurse (foster-mother) of Skanda.”
Word by Word
लोहितस्यof Lohita
लोहितस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootलोहित
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
उदधेःof the ocean
उदधेः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootउदधि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
कन्याa maiden/daughter
कन्या:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकन्या
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
धात्रीnurse; foster-mother
धात्री:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधात्री
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
स्कन्दस्यof Skanda
स्कन्दस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootस्कन्द
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अथthen/and
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
साshe
सा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
स्मृताis remembered/known as
स्मृता:
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ (स्मरणे)
Formक्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (participial)
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
MārkaṇḍeyaL
LohitaO
Ocean (Udadhi)S
Skanda (Kārttikeya)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes how sacred tradition preserves identities through relational roles—lineage (“daughter of the ocean”) and service (“nurse of Skanda”). It highlights the ethical value of nurturing and support as a revered, remembered function.
Mārkaṇḍeya identifies a female figure by giving two traditional descriptors: her origin as the ocean’s daughter associated with Lohita, and her recognized role as Skanda’s dhātrī (nurse/foster-mother), situating her within Skanda-related mythic genealogy.