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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

एतादृशं मया दृष्टं न दृष्टं तद्विनाक्वचित् । ब्रह्मणो हि वचः श्रुत्वा सुरा विस्मयमाययुः

Transliteration

etādṛśaṃ mayā dṛṣṭaṃ na dṛṣṭaṃ tadvinākvacit | brahmaṇo hi vacaḥ śrutvā surā vismayamāyayuḥ

Translation

“Tal visão eu vi—nunca vi nada semelhante em parte alguma.” Ao ouvirem as palavras de Brahmā, os deuses foram tomados de assombro.

Word by Word
एतादृशम्such as this
एतादृशम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootएतादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (दृष्टम्/वस्तु implied)
मयाby me
मया:
Karana/Agent-in-instrumental (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन
दृष्टम्seen
दृष्टम्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विधेय (predicate)
नnot
न:
Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)
दृष्टम्seen
दृष्टम्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विधेय
तत्that
तत्:
Anuyogi/Reference (Correlative/अनुयोगी)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
विनाwithout, except
विना:
Apadana/Exclusion (Separation/अपादान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविना (अव्यय)
Formउपपद-अव्यय (preposition), तृतीया/पञ्चमी-अर्थे (except/without)
क्वचित्anywhere, ever
क्वचित्:
Desha/Kaala-adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्वचित् (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place/time: 'anywhere/ever')
ब्रह्मणःof Brahmā
ब्रह्मणः:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphatic particle)
वचःspeech, words
वचः:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having heard)
सुराःthe gods
सुराः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
विस्मयम्astonishment
विस्मयम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootविस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
आययुःcame to, attained
आययुः:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन
Speaker

Brahmā (first sentence) then Narrator (reaction of the gods)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devatās

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā concludes: ‘I have never seen such a thing anywhere.’ The devas react—faces widened, bodies stilled—collective astonishment crystallizing into reverent silence.

Characters & Entities
B
Brahmā
D
Devas

FAQs

Awe (vismaya) arises before the divine mystery, but discernment is needed—wonder should not replace truth.

Kedāra-kṣetra frames the account; the wondrous Liṅga narrative enhances the Mahātmya of the Kedarnath sacred region.

None.

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