Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 77
Devanagari script
कपिलं जलमिश्रैस्तु तस्मादेषा सरिद्वरा । कपिला चोच्यते तज्ज्ञैः पुराणार्थविशारदैः
Transliteration
kapilaṃ jalamiśraistu tasmādeṣā saridvarā | kapilā cocyate tajjñaiḥ purāṇārthaviśāradaiḥ
Translation
ゆえに、その水が黄褐の色味と交じり合ったため、このすぐれた河は、プラーナの義に通じた識者たちによって「カピラー（Kapilā）」と呼ばれる。
Word by Word
kapilamtawny, kapila-colored
kapilam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkapila (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (जलस्य) विशेषण
jala-miśraiḥwith water-mixtures (mixed waters)
jala-miśraiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootjala (प्रातिपदिक) + miśra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुषसमास (जलेन मिश्राः/जलमिश्राः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन
tuindeed, but
tu:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात
tasmātfrom that, therefore
tasmāt:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन
eṣāthis (river)
eṣā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन
sarit-varāthe excellent river
sarit-varā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsarit (प्रातिपदिक) + varā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारयसमास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; 'best river'
kapilāKapilā
kapilā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkapilā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
ucyateis called
ucyate:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)
tat-jñaiḥby the knowers
tat-jñaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुषसमास (तत्-ज्ञ), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; 'by those who know that'
purāṇa-artha-viśāradaiḥby those skilled in the meaning of the Purāṇas
purāṇa-artha-viśāradaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootpurāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक) + viśārada (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुषसमास (पुराणार्थेषु विशारदाः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन
Speaker
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kapilā
Type: river
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: null
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A circle of sages points toward a tawny-hued river; one elder explains the name ‘Kapilā’ to attentive listeners, palm-leaf manuscripts nearby, the river shimmering behind them.
Characters & Entities
K
Kapilā (river)P
Purāṇa-artha-viśārada (learned interpreters)FAQs
Remembering sacred names preserves the Purāṇic meaning of places and strengthens devotional connection to tīrthas.
Kapilā, praised as an excellent river (sarit-varā).
No specific ritual; it authorizes the river’s sanctity through traditional Purāṇic interpretation.