Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
Devanagari script
तान्दृष्ट्वा पार्वती प्राह कतिसंख्याभिधास्त्वमी
Transliteration
tāndṛṣṭvā pārvatī prāha katisaṃkhyābhidhāstvamī
Translation
ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖି ଦେବୀ ପାର୍ବତୀ କହିଲେ—“ଏମାନଙ୍କ ସଂଖ୍ୟା କେତେ, ଏବଂ ଏମାନେ କେଉଁ କେଉଁ ନାମରେ ପରିଚିତ?”
Word by Word
तान्them
तान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप (masc. acc. pl.)
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having seen’
पार्वतीPārvatī
पार्वती:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)
प्राहsaid
प्राह:
Kriyā (Main action)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
कतिhow many
कति:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootकति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रश्नवाचक-विशेषण; अव्ययवत्/अविकारी प्रयोग (interrogative ‘how many’)
संख्याnumber
संख्या:
Samāsa-aṅga (Compound member)
TypeNoun
Rootसंख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (used in compound sense ‘number’)
अभिधाःnames/designations
अभिधाः:
Karta/Pradhāna-pada (Predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootअभिधा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (fem. nom. pl.); ‘designations/names’
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formमध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (2nd pers. nom. sg.)
अमीthese (those here)
अमी:
Karta (Subject of implied clause)
TypeNoun
Rootअदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masc. nom. pl.)
Speaker
Pārvatī
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Pārvatī, seeing a formidable host, turns to Śaṅkara with a questioning gaze, asking their number and names; the gaṇas appear as a vast, varied assembly behind Śiva.
Characters & Entities
P
PārvatīFAQs
Reverent inquiry is part of spiritual learning—Pārvatī seeks to understand the nature and scope of Śiva’s divine retinue.
None; it is a dialogue prompt within the narrative.
None.