Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 99
Devanagari script
यूनः प्रत्येकमद्राक्षीदशेषाञ्छेष वंशजान् । तक्षकान्वयगांस्तद्वदथ वासुकिगोत्रजान्
Transliteration
yūnaḥ pratyekamadrākṣīdaśeṣāñcheṣa vaṃśajān | takṣakānvayagāṃstadvadatha vāsukigotrajān
Translation
तिने एकेक करून शेषवंशात जन्मलेले सर्व तरुण नाग पाहिले; तक्षकाच्या वंशातीलही, तसेच वासुकी-गोत्रातीलही पाहिले.
Word by Word
यूनःthe youths
यूनः:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयुवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (छन्दसि/प्रयोगे); सामान्यतः ‘यूनान्’
प्रत्येकम्one by one
प्रत्येकम्:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति + एक (अव्यय/समास)
Formअव्ययीभाव-अव्यय; ‘एकैकशः’ (one by one)
अद्राक्षीत्she saw
अद्राक्षीत्:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
अशेषान्all, without remainder
अशेषान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootअशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
शेषवंशजान्descendants of Śeṣa
शेषवंशजान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootशेष + वंशज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘शेषस्य वंशजाः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष
तक्षकान्वयगान्those of Takṣaka’s lineage
तक्षकान्वयगान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतक्षक + अन्वयग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘तक्षकस्य अन्वयगाः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष
तद्वत्likewise
तद्वत्:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद् + वत् (अव्यय)
Formतुल्यतावाचक-अव्यय (likewise)
अथthen
अथ:
Sambandha (Discourse/अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)
वासुकिगोत्रजान्those born in Vāsuki’s clan
वासुकिगोत्रजान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवासुकि + गोत्रज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘वासुकेः गोत्रजाः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष
Speaker
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, often to Agastya)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A sequential ‘parade’ of youthful Nāgas appears: those of Śeṣa’s line, then Takṣaka’s, then Vāsuki’s—each distinguished by hood markings, colors, and emblems; the maiden’s gaze moves from one to the next.
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚeṣaT
TakṣakaV
VāsukiN
Nāga youthsFAQs
It highlights the vastness of created orders and lineages; fascination with variety should be guided by dharma.
Indirectly Kāśī’s narrative setting; the verse itself is genealogical description.
None.