Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28
Devanagari script
द्विलक्षश्चोत्तरे तस्माद्बुधाच्चाप्युशना स्मृतः । शुक्रस्यापि रथोष्टाभिर्युक्तोऽभूत्संभवैर्हयैः
Transliteration
dvilakṣaścottare tasmādbudhāccāpyuśanā smṛtaḥ | śukrasyāpi rathoṣṭābhiryukto'bhūtsaṃbhavairhayaiḥ
Translation
बुधादप्युत्तरे द्विलक्षे उशना स्मृतः। शुक्रस्यापि रथोऽष्टाभिः सम्भवैर्हयैः युक्तोऽभूत्।
Word by Word
द्विलक्षःtwo lakhs (as a measure)
द्विलक्षः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootद्वि + लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; संख्या)
Formद्विगु-समास (द्वे लक्षे = द्विलक्षः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
उत्तरेfurther/above
उत्तरे:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/Extent)
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण
तस्मात्from that
तस्मात्:
Apādāna (Source)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
बुधात्from Budha (Mercury)
बुधात्:
Apādāna (Source)
TypeNoun
Rootबुध (प्रातिपदिक; ग्रह-नाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
अपिalso
अपि:
Sambandha (Addition)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: also)
उशनाःUśanā (Venus/Śukra)
उशनाः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootउशनस्/उशना (प्रातिपदिक; शुक्राचार्य-नाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
स्मृतःis said/remembered
स्मृतः:
Kriyā (Predicate as participle)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (उशनाः इति)
शुक्रस्यof Śukra (Venus)
शुक्रस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive/Possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
अपिalso
अपि:
Sambandha (Addition)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: also)
रथःchariot
रथः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
उष्टाभिःwith camels
उष्टाभिः:
Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
TypeNoun
Rootउष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन
युक्तःyoked/connected
युक्तः:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootयुज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (रथः)
अभूत्became/was
अभूत्:
Kriyā (Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु) + अभि (उपसर्ग)
Formलुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
सम्भवैःborn/produced
सम्भवैः:
Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (हयैः)
हयैःwith horses
हयैः:
Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
TypeNoun
Rootहय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Above Budha’s region shines Śukra’s sphere; a radiant chariot drawn by eight celestial horses, suggesting brilliance and auspicious splendor, with a guru-like figure seated serenely.
Characters & Entities
B
Budha (Mercury)U
Uśanā (Śukra/Venus)Ś
ŚukraFAQs
Purāṇic cosmology frames the heavens as hierarchical and meaningful, encouraging reverence for cosmic order (ṛta/dharma).
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is planetary placement and description.
None in this verse.