Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 120
Devanagari script
अस्त्येको द्रविकोनाम गंधर्वाणां कुलाग्रणीः । तस्याहमस्मि तनया नाम्ना चांशुमती स्मृता
Transliteration
astyeko dravikonāma gaṃdharvāṇāṃ kulāgraṇīḥ | tasyāhamasmi tanayā nāmnā cāṃśumatī smṛtā
Translation
“ในหมู่กัณฑรรพ์มีผู้หนึ่งนามว่า ทรวิกะ เป็นผู้นำสำคัญแห่งตระกูลนั้น; เราเป็นธิดาของเขา เป็นที่ระลึกนามว่า อังศุมตี”
Word by Word
अस्तिthere is
अस्ति:
Kriya (Existential predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान/Present); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)
एकःone
एकः:
Vishesana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc nom sg)
द्रविकोनाम(a man) named Dravika
द्रविकोनाम:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootद्रविक (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन्/नाम (अव्ययवत्)
Formनाम-तत्पुरुषः (द्रविक इति नाम यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc nom sg)
गन्धर्वाणाम्of the Gandharvas
गन्धर्वाणाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (masc gen pl)
कुलाग्रणीःleader of the clan
कुलाग्रणीः:
Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकुल (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्रणी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कुलस्य अग्रणीः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc nom sg)
तस्यof him
तस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (gen sg)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन (nom sg)
अस्मिam
अस्मि:
Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान/Present); परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन (1st sg)
तनयाdaughter
तनया:
Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootतनया (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (fem nom sg)
नाम्नाby name
नाम्ना:
Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (neut instr sg)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
अंशुमतीAṃśumatī
अंशुमती:
Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअंशुमती (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (fem nom sg)
स्मृताis called; known as
स्मृता:
Kriya (Predicative participle/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (fem nom sg)
Speaker
Aṃśumatī (a Gandharva maiden)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A celestial maiden steps forward and introduces herself: Aṃśumatī, daughter of Dravika, leader among Gandharvas; her posture is poised, ornaments gleam, and the forest seems subtly illumined around her.
Characters & Entities
D
DravikaG
GandharvasA
AṃśumatīFAQs
Purāṇic narratives often establish identity and lineage to frame dharma-based alliances, vows, or future boons.
None; it is character and lineage identification.
None.