Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
Devanagari script
तथा चित्राऽभवत्कन्या रूपाढ्या शीलमंडना
Transliteration
tathā citrā'bhavatkanyā rūpāḍhyā śīlamaṃḍanā
Translation
तसेच ‘चित्रा’ नावाची कन्याही जन्मली; ती रूपसमृद्ध होती आणि शीलगुणांनी अलंकृत होती.
Word by Word
तथाlikewise; also
तथा:
Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: likewise/so)
चित्राCitrā (name)
चित्रा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootचित्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)
अभवत्was; became
अभवत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
कन्याa daughter; maiden
कन्या:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन (चित्रा)
रूपाढ्याrich in beauty
रूपाढ्या:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootरूप + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कन्या/चित्रा); समासः—तत्पुरुष (रूपेण आढ्या)
शीलमण्डनाadorned with good conduct
शीलमण्डना:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशील + मण्डन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कन्या/चित्रा); समासः—तत्पुरुष (शीलं मण्डनं यस्याः)
Speaker
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A gentle portrait-like scene: the newborn daughter Citrā, symbolically associated with purity and virtue; attendants offer flowers; a subtle motif of stars/constellations (citrā) and auspicious marks.
Characters & Entities
C
CitrāM
MitraFAQs
In Purāṇic dharma, inner virtue (śīla) is praised as the true adornment, surpassing mere external beauty.
Indirectly connected to Prabhāsa-kṣetra via the chapter’s setting; the verse itself is genealogical.
None.