Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
Devanagari script
न शक्नोति यदा गंतुं द्वारकां चैव मानवः । माहात्म्यं पठनीयं तु द्वारकासंभवं गृहे
Transliteration
na śaknoti yadā gaṃtuṃ dvārakāṃ caiva mānavaḥ | māhātmyaṃ paṭhanīyaṃ tu dvārakāsaṃbhavaṃ gṛhe
Translation
ಮಾನವನು ದ್ವಾರಕೆಗೆ ಹೋಗಲು ಅಸಮರ್ಥನಾದಾಗ, ದ್ವಾರಕಾಸಂಬಂಧಿ ಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯವನ್ನು ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ಪಠಿಸಬೇಕು.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय — निषेध (negation particle)
शक्नोतिis able
शक्नोति:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootशक् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘is able’
यदाwhen
यदा:
Kala-adhikarana (Time/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय — कालवाचक (temporal conjunction: when)
गन्तुम्to go
गन्तुम्:
Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
Formतुमुनन्त (infinitive) — ‘to go’
द्वारकाम्to Dvārakā
द्वारकाम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootद्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — Accusative singular
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय — समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)
एवindeed / just
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय — अवधारण (emphatic particle)
मानवःa person
मानवः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमानव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular
माहात्म्यम्the sacred greatness (account)
माहात्म्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमाहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Nominative/Accusative singular
पठनीयम्should be read
पठनीयम्:
Vidhi (Injunction/विधि)
TypeAdjective
Rootपठ् (धातु) + अनीयर् (कृदन्त)
Formअनीयर्-प्रत्यय कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘to be read/should be read’ (qualifying माहात्म्यम्)
तुthen / indeed
तु:
Sambandha (Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय — विरोध/विशेष (particle: but/indeed)
द्वारकासंभवम्originating from/connected with Dvārakā
द्वारकासंभवम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वारका + संभव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Nominative/Accusative singular; विशेषणम् (qualifying माहात्म्यम्); समासः तत्पुरुष (द्वारकायाः संभवम्)
गृहेat home / in one’s house
गृहे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootगृह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन — Locative singular
Speaker
Sūta (continuing narration context)
Characters & Entities
D
DvārakāFAQs
Scriptural remembrance and recitation can connect one to a tīrtha’s grace even without physical travel.
Dvārakā, whose Māhātmya is recommended for home recitation.
Māhātmya-pāṭha—reading/reciting the Dvārakā Māhātmya at home.