Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

दमयंत्यां नलस्यासीदिंद्रसेनाभिधः सुतः । तस्य चंद्रांगदो नाम पुत्रोभू च्चंद्रसन्निभः

Transliteration

damayaṃtyāṃ nalasyāsīdiṃdrasenābhidhaḥ sutaḥ | tasya caṃdrāṃgado nāma putrobhū ccaṃdrasannibhaḥ

Translation

ଦମୟନ୍ତୀଙ୍କ ଗର୍ଭରୁ ନଳଙ୍କ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରସେନ ନାମକ ପୁତ୍ର ହେଲା; ତାହାର ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ସଦୃଶ ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରାଙ୍ଗଦ ନାମକ ପୁତ୍ର ଜନ୍ମିଲା।

Word by Word

• दमयन्त्याम्: in/with Damayantī
• दमयन्त्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दमयन्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th case), एकवचन — Locative singular

• नलस्य: of Nala
• नलस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/6th case), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• आसीत्: there was, was born
• आसीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Imperfect, 3rd person singular

• इन्द्रसेनाभिधः: named Indrasena
• इन्द्रसेनाभिधः: Karta-anvayi (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्रसेन + अभिध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st case), एकवचन — Nominative singular; 'इन्द्रसेन-नामकः'

• सुतः: a son
• सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st case), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• तस्य: of him, of that (son)
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/6th case), एकवचन — Pronoun, genitive singular

• चन्द्राङ्गदः: Candrāṅgada (name)
• चन्द्राङ्गदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st case), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha-bodhaka (Naming particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (indeclinable used to mark naming: 'by name')

• पुत्रः: a son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st case), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• अभूत्: was, came to be
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Imperfect, 3rd person singular

• चन्द्रसन्निभः: moon-like, resembling the moon
• चन्द्रसन्निभः: Karta-anvayi (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र + सन्निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st case), एकवचन — Nominative singular (agreeing with पुत्रः)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (narrative voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Royal family tableau: Nala and Damayantī with their son Indrasena; later, Indrasena with his moon-radiant son Candrāṅgada—emphasis on dynastic continuity and auspicious luminosity.

Characters & Entities

• Damayantī
• Nala
• Indrasena
• Candrāṅgada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas preserve sacred memory through lineages, linking dharma-teachings to renowned royal families and continuity of virtue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned; the verse is genealogical narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse records lineage (vaṃśa) details.