Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 76
Devanagari script
अथ पृष्टो राजपुत्रस्तक्षकेण महात्मना । कस्यासि तनयः कस्त्वं को देशः कथमागतः
Transliteration
atha pṛṣṭo rājaputrastakṣakeṇa mahātmanā | kasyāsi tanayaḥ kastvaṃ ko deśaḥ kathamāgataḥ
Translation
แล้วทักษกะผู้มีจิตอันยิ่งใหญ่ได้ซักถามราชกุมารว่า “เจ้าคือบุตรของผู้ใด? เจ้าเป็นใคร? แผ่นดินของเจ้าคือที่ใด และเจ้ามาถึงที่นี่ได้อย่างไร?”
Word by Word
अथthen/now
अथ:
Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तरार्थक (particle: then/now)
पृष्टः(he) having been asked
पृष्टः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootपृच्छ् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (asked)
राजपुत्रःthe prince
राजपुत्रः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootराजपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (राज्ञः पुत्रः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
तक्षकेणby Takṣaka
तक्षकेण:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootतक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन
महात्मनाby the great-souled (one)
महात्मना:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय-समास (महान् आत्मा यस्य); पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तक्षकस्य)
कस्यof whom
कस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
असिare
असि:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन
तनयःson
तनयः:
Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतनय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (कस्य) इति षष्ठीसम्बन्धेन
कःwho
कः:
Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
कःwhich/what
कः:
Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
देशःcountry/region
देशः:
Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
कथम्how
कथम्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (interrogative adverb)
आगतः(have you) come
आगतः:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआ-गम् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past active participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
Speaker
Takṣaka (Nāga king)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A jeweled Nāga-king Takṣaka, radiant yet austere, questions a young prince in a subterranean hall; serpent-women stand nearby; the atmosphere is solemn, investigative, and fateful.
Characters & Entities
T
TakṣakaFAQs
Dharma values clarity of identity and intent; rightful hospitality or protection begins with truthful self-disclosure.
None in this verse.
None.