Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
Devanagari script
यां पृच्छामो वयं सर्वे कौतूहलसमाहिताः
Transliteration
yāṃ pṛcchāmo vayaṃ sarve kautūhalasamāhitāḥ
Translation
நாங்கள் அனைவரும் தீவிரக் கௌதூகலத்தால் மனம் ஒருமுகப்படுத்தி எதை வினவுகிறோமோ—அதைச் சொல்லும், அரசே।
Word by Word
याम्whom/which (fem.)
याम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
पृच्छामःwe ask
पृच्छामः:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्रच्छ् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
वयम्we
वयम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formत्रिलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (वयम् इति)
कौतूहल-समाहिताःabsorbed/intent with curiosity
कौतूहल-समाहिताः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootकौतूहल (प्रातिपदिक) + समाहित (कृदन्त; सम्-आ-धा धातोः क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (वयम्/सर्वे इति); समासः—षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषः (कौतूहलेन/कौतूहल-निमित्तं समाहिताः)
Speaker
Brāhmaṇas
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A circle of brāhmaṇas leaning forward with attentive faces, hands in añjali, poised to ask; the atmosphere is charged with focused curiosity.
Characters & Entities
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BrāhmaṇasFAQs
Dharma is approached through sincere inquiry and focused listening, preparing one to receive purāṇic instruction.
Not specified in this half-verse; it functions as a lead-in within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
None; it introduces a forthcoming question that will frame the teaching.