Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28
Devanagari script
ते पुच्छमौच्चैःश्रवसमधिगम्य महाधियः । सुनीलचिकुराभासं चक्रुरंगं च कर्बुरम्
Transliteration
te pucchamauccaiḥśravasamadhigamya mahādhiyaḥ | sunīlacikurābhāsaṃ cakruraṃgaṃ ca karburam
Translation
ആ മഹാധിമാന്മാർ ഉച്ചൈഃശ്രവസിന്റെ വാൽ എത്തി, തങ്ങളുടെ ദേഹത്തെ ഗാഢനീല കേശങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ തോന്നുമാറാക്കി, കർബുരമായ (ചിതറിച്ച) വർണ്ണവും വരുത്തി।
Word by Word
तेthey
ते:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम् (Plural)
पुच्छम्tail
पुच्छम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpuccha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम् (Singular)
औच्चैःश्रवसम्Uccaiḥśravas (the divine horse)
औच्चैःश्रवसम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootuccaiḥśravas (प्रातिपदिक; uccaiḥ + śravas)
Formपुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम् (Singular)
अधिगम्यhaving approached/attained
अधिगम्य:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootadhi + gam (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having approached/attained’
महाधियःgreat-minded (ones)
महाधियः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmahādhī (प्रातिपदिक; mahā + dhī)
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम् (Plural)
सुनीलचिकुराभासम्having the appearance of dark-blue hair
सुनीलचिकुराभासम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootsunīla-cikura-ābhāsa (प्रातिपदिक; सु + नील + चिकुर + आभास)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम् (Singular); विशेषणम्
चक्रुःthey made
चक्रुः:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (Plural)
अङ्गम्body/limb
अङ्गम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम् (Singular)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (Conjunction)
कर्बुरम्variegated, spotted
कर्बुरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootkarbura (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम् (Singular); विशेषणम्
Speaker
Skanda
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Sages/serpent-beings reach the tail of the celestial white horse Uccaiḥśravas; their bodies take on dark-blue, hair-like sheen and mottled coloration, emphasizing disguise and uncanny metamorphosis against a luminous sky.
Characters & Entities
U
UccaiḥśravasFAQs
The verse illustrates how beings may adopt deception to escape consequences—an implicit critique of adharma-driven strategy.
None; this is a mythic narrative detail, not a tīrtha-māhātmya line.
None.