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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिर उवाच । श्रुतं मे विविधाश्चर्यं त्वत्प्रसादाद्द्विजोत्तम । भूयश्च श्रोतुमिच्छामि तन्मे कथय सुव्रत

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | śrutaṃ me vividhāścaryaṃ tvatprasādāddvijottama | bhūyaśca śrotumicchāmi tanme kathaya suvrata

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira disse: «Pela tua graça, ó melhor dos brâmanes, ouvi muitas maravilhas. Desejo ouvir mais; portanto, conta-me, ó de excelente voto».

Word by Word
युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
श्रुतम्heard (thing), what is heard
श्रुतम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
मेby me / to me (context: by me)
मे:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative enclitic)
विविधvarious
विविध:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (विशेषण)
आश्चर्यम्wonder, marvel
आश्चर्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootआश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
त्वत्your
त्वत्:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive) (समासपूर्वपद)
प्रसादात्from (your) grace
प्रसादात्:
Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन
द्विजोत्तमO best of the twice-born
द्विजोत्तम:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजोत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—द्विजानाम् उत्तमः
भूयःagain, further
भूयः:
Adhikarana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूयस् (अव्यय)
Formक्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)
श्रोतुम्to hear
श्रोतुम्:
Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु) + तुमुन्
Formतुमुनन्त (infinitive)
इच्छामिI desire
इच्छामि:
Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
मेto me
मे:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formचतुर्थी-एकवचन (Dative) enclitic
कथयtell
कथय:
Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकथ् (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन
सुव्रतO one of good vows
सुव्रत:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootसुव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सु + व्रत (श्रेष्ठं व्रतम् यस्य) (प्रयोगे विशेषणवत्)
Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira, respectful and eager, addresses the venerable brāhmaṇa-sage; hands folded, eyes attentive; the sage seated in teaching posture.

Characters & Entities
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

Humility and sustained inquiry are virtues of dharma-learning; grace (prasāda) makes sacred knowledge fruitful.

The ongoing discourse belongs to Revā (Narmadā) Māhātmya, continuing the river-tīrtha’s praise.

None; it is a request to continue the teaching.

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