Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26
Devanagari script
ऐरावतं महानागं तं चैवोच्चैःश्रवोहयम् । उर्वश्यादीनि रत्नानि मम दर्शय गोपते
Transliteration
airāvataṃ mahānāgaṃ taṃ caivoccaiḥśravohayam | urvaśyādīni ratnāni mama darśaya gopate
Translation
ഐരാവത മഹാനാഗത്തെയും, ഉച്ചൈഃശ്രവസ് എന്ന അശ്വത്തെയും; ഉർവശി മുതലായ രത്നസമമായ ദിവ്യനിധികളെയും—ഹേ ഗോപതേ, എനിക്കു കാണിക്കൂ.
Word by Word
airāvatamAirāvata (Indra’s elephant)
airāvatam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootairāvata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
mahānāgamthe great elephant/serpent (great nāga)
mahānāgam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā + nāga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘mahān nāgaḥ’)
tamhim/that one
tam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणबोधक अव्यय (emphasis: just/indeed)
uccaiḥśravohayamUccaiḥśravas (the divine horse)
uccaiḥśravohayam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootuccaiḥśravas + haya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘uccaiḥśravāḥ hayaḥ’ = the horse named Uccaiḥśravas)
urvaśyādīniUrvaśī and the others
urvaśyādīni:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rooturvaśī + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘urvaśī-ādi’ = Urvaśī and others)
ratnānigems, treasures
ratnāni:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootratna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
mamato me / for me
mama:
Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
darśayashow
darśaya:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative)
gopateO lord of the cows/herds (protector)
gopate:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootgopa + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘gopānāṃ patiḥ’)
Speaker
Andhaka
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: null
Type: null
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Śakra (Indra)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Andhaka demands to see Airāvata, Uccaiḥśravas, and ‘treasures beginning with Urvaśī’; the scene evokes a catalog of celestial marvels under a predatory gaze.
Characters & Entities
A
AirāvataU
UccaiḥśravasU
UrvaśīI
Indra (implied addressee)FAQs
The verse depicts attachment to divine ‘ratnas’ as another form of bondage when sought for domination rather than reverence.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on Svarga’s famed beings and treasures.
None.