Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
Devanagari script
चण्डालो द्विजरूपोत्र चंद्रप्रभ इति स्मृतः
Transliteration
caṇḍālo dvijarūpotra caṃdraprabha iti smṛtaḥ
Translation
ഇവിടെ ബ്രാഹ്മണരൂപം ധരിച്ചിട്ടുള്ള ഒരു ചണ്ഡാലൻ ‘ചന്ദ്രപ്രഭ’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ അറിയപ്പെടുന്നു.
Word by Word
चण्डालःa Caṇḍāla (outcaste)
चण्डालः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootचण्डाल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)
द्विजरूपःin the guise of a Brahmin
द्विजरूपः:
Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्विज-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारयप्रायः: 'द्विजस्य रूपम् यस्य' (having the form of a twice-born)
उत्रhere (reading likely: atra)
उत्र:
Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb) = अत्र (here) इति पाठभेदसम्भवः
चंद्रप्रभःCandra-prabha (Moon-radiant; proper name)
चंद्रप्रभः:
Pratipadya (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootचन्द्र-प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः: 'चन्द्र इव प्रभा यस्य/चन्द्रप्रभ'
इतिthus/as
इति:
Sambandha (Quotative marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative)
स्मृतःwas known/called
स्मृतः:
Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√स्मृ (धातु)
Formभूतकृदन्तः (PPP) पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; 'कथितः/ज्ञातः'
Speaker
Narrator (within the Purāṇic frame)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A single figure stands revealed: outwardly a brāhmaṇa with staff and sacred thread, yet marked by subtle signs of outcaste identity; onlookers recoil as the name ‘Candraprabha’ is spoken.
Characters & Entities
C
CandraprabhaC
caṇḍālaD
dvijaFAQs
External appearance can conceal inner conduct; dharma values truth and character over mere outward signs.
No tīrtha is named in this particular identification verse.
None; the verse functions as a disclosure of identity central to the moral and ritual dilemma.