Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 42
Devanagari script
यस्मिन्गोत्रे समुत्पन्ना वाडवा ये महाबलाः
Transliteration
yasmingotre samutpannā vāḍavā ye mahābalāḥ
Translation
เหล่าวาฑวะผู้มีกำลังยิ่งใหญ่เหล่านั้น บังเกิดจากโคตร (สายตระกูล) ใดกัน?
Word by Word
यस्मिन्in which
यस्मिन्:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; लिङ्गम्—नपुंसकलिङ्गः; विभक्तिः—सप्तमी; वचनम्—एकवचनम्
गोत्रेin the lineage/clan
गोत्रे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootगोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formलिङ्गम्—नपुंसकलिङ्गः; विभक्तिः—सप्तमी; वचनम्—एकवचनम्
समुत्पन्नाःborn/arisen
समुत्पन्नाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-उत्-√पद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formकृदन्तः—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); लिङ्गम्—पुंलिङ्गः; विभक्तिः—प्रथमा; वचनम्—बहुवचनम्; उपसर्गाः—सम्, उत्
वाडवाःVāḍavas (a group/people)
वाडवाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवाडव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formलिङ्गम्—पुंलिङ्गः; विभक्तिः—प्रथमा; वचनम्—बहुवचनम्
येwho
ये:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; लिङ्गम्—पुंलिङ्गः; विभक्तिः—प्रथमा; वचनम्—बहुवचनम्
महाबलाःvery strong/mighty
महाबलाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहā (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमासः—कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् बलं येषाम्/महाबलाः); लिङ्गम्—पुंलिङ्गः; विभक्तिः—प्रथमा; वचनम्—बहुवचनम्
Speaker
Listener/Questioner (unnamed in the provided snippet)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A respectful question posed in a forest-assembly: a prince or disciple asks about the gotra of mighty Vāḍavas; sages sit with manuscripts and kusa grass.
Characters & Entities
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VāḍavaG
gotraFAQs
It introduces the dhārmic importance of lineage and identity (gotra) as a way to preserve tradition and responsibility.
Dharmāraṇya is the overarching sacred setting of the discussion, though this verse is a genealogical query.
None directly; it sets up a discussion relevant to gotra/pravara usage in rites.