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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः । कथयस्व महाभाग कथं ते गुरवः स्थिताः । कीदृशं च त्वया दृष्टं तेषां चैव विचेष्टितम्

Transliteration

brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ | kathayasva mahābhāga kathaṃ te guravaḥ sthitāḥ | kīdṛśaṃ ca tvayā dṛṣṭaṃ teṣāṃ caiva viceṣṭitam

Translation

Os brāhmaṇas disseram: “Ó muito afortunado, conta-nos: em que condição se encontram teus mestres? O que tu mesmo observaste neles, e que tipo de conduta e ações manifestaram?”

Word by Word
ब्राह्मणाःthe Brahmins
ब्राह्मणाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
ऊचुःsaid
ऊचुः:
Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद
कथयस्वtell (us)
कथयस्व:
Kriya (Imperative action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कथ् (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद
महाभागO fortunate one
महाभाग:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभाग (प्रातिपदिक; महा+भाग)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)
कथम्how
कथम्:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम् (अव्यय)
Formप्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)
तेyour
ते:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive Singular; enclitic)
गुरवःteachers
गुरवः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootगुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
स्थिताःwere situated / were (in a state)
स्थिताः:
Karta-predicative (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्था (धातु) + क्त (PPP))
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP)
कीदृशम्what kind (of)
कीदृशम्:
Karma (Object complement/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootकीदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); प्रश्न-विशेषण (interrogative adjective)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)
दृष्टम्seen (thing)
दृष्टम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दृश् (धातु) + क्त (PPP))
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP used nominally)
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
एवindeed
एव:
Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
विचेष्टितम्behavior, actions
विचेष्टितम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवि+चेष्टित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √चेष्ट् (धातु) + क्त (PPP))
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP used nominally)
Speaker

Brāhmaṇas (in dialogue with the Atithi)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas (assembly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of brāhmaṇas, hands folded, respectfully questioning a traveler/guest; the guest sits composed, ready to narrate.

Characters & Entities
B
Brāhmaṇas
G
Gurus
A
Atithi (implied addressee)

FAQs

Purāṇic dharma values learning through authentic teachers and evaluating conduct (ācāra) alongside knowledge.

This verse is part of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya setting, but this particular line focuses on inquiry into teachers rather than naming a specific tīrtha.

No ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed in this verse; it is a dialogic prompt.

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