Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 116
Devanagari script
नारद उवाच । सत्यमेतत्कुरुश्रेष्ठ श्रृणु तच्चापि कारणम् । येन तासां कृतं रूपं न वा शापं ददुश्च ताः
Transliteration
nārada uvāca | satyametatkuruśreṣṭha śrṛṇu taccāpi kāraṇam | yena tāsāṃ kṛtaṃ rūpaṃ na vā śāpaṃ daduśca tāḥ
Translation
นารทกล่าวว่า: “จริงดังนั้น โอผู้ประเสริฐแห่งวงศ์กุรุ จงฟังเหตุด้วยว่า เพราะเหตุใดสวาหาจึงรับรูปของพวกนาง และเหตุใดสตรีเหล่านั้นจึงมิได้กล่าวคำสาป”
Word by Word
नारदःNārada
नारदः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनारद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
सत्यम्true
सत्यम्:
Pratijna/Predicate
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन; वाक्ये विधेय (predicate)
एतत्this
एतत्:
Pratijna/Predicate
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
कुरुश्रेष्ठO best of the Kurus
कुरुश्रेष्ठ:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; ‘कुरुषु श्रेष्ठः’
शृणुlisten
शृणु:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
चand
च:
Connector
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)
अपिalso
अपि:
Connector
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसम्भावन/समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (also/even)
कारणम्reason
कारणम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकारण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
येनby which
येन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रश्नार्थक
तासाम्of them
तासाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन
कृतम्made
कृतम्:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘made’
रूपम्form
रूपम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
नnot
न:
Negation
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक अव्यय
वाor
वा:
Connector
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय (or)
शापम्curse
शापम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootशाप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
ददुःgave/uttered
ददुः:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Connector
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
ताःthey
ताः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
Speaker
Nārada
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaA
ArjunaFAQs
Purāṇic teaching proceeds through cause-and-effect explanation, showing how dharma, gratitude, and context shape moral outcomes.
No site is named in this verse; it introduces the causal account that follows.
None; it is a narrative transition to doctrinal reasoning.