Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
Devanagari script
एतान्युपपुराणानि कथितानि द्विजोत्तमाः
Transliteration
etānyupapurāṇāni kathitāni dvijottamāḥ
Translation
Upapurāṇa ini telah pun dinyatakan, wahai yang termulia dalam kalangan yang dua kali lahir.
Word by Word
एतानिthese
एतानि:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootएतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण
उपपुराणानिminor Purāṇas (Upapurāṇas)
उपपुराणानि:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootउपपुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन
कथितानिhave been narrated
कथितानि:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकथित (कृदन्त); √कथ् (धातु)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; वाक्ये विधेय-रूपेण (predicate)
द्विजोत्तमाःO best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
द्विजोत्तमाः:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (उत्तमाः द्विजाः)
Speaker
Unnamed narrator within the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya context (likely Sūta addressing sages/brāhmaṇas)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Ṛṣis (Dvijottamāḥ)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A seated Sūta addresses a circle of ṛṣis; palm-leaf manuscripts and a ritual fire indicate a learned assembly; the mood is orderly and scholastic.
Characters & Entities
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UpapurāṇasD
Dvija (Brāhmaṇas)FAQs
Reverence for scriptural categories and faithful listening (śravaṇa) to dharma-teachings is affirmed.
No specific tīrtha is named in the verse; it belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra context.
None; it is a closing statement for the preceding list.