Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66
Devanagari script
तच्छ्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणो वाक्यं शक्रो वचनमब्रवीत्
Transliteration
tacchrutvā brāhmaṇo vākyaṃ śakro vacanamabravīt
Translation
ครั้นได้สดับวาจาของพราหมณ์แล้ว ศักระ (อินทร์) จึงกล่าวตอบ
Word by Word
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (refers to preceding speech)
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial qualifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), धातु: श्रु; पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having heard)
ब्राह्मणःthe brāhmaṇa
ब्राह्मणः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (here: Dadhīci as brāhmaṇa)
वाक्यम्statement/words
वाक्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
शक्रःŚakra (Indra)
शक्रः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; इन्द्र-नाम
वचनम्speech/utterance
वचनम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवचन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
अब्रवीत्said
अब्रवीत्:
Kriyā (Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: ब्रू
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Indra rises in Brahmā’s court, preparing to speak; devas watch, sensing a confession about past wrongdoing.
Characters & Entities
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BrāhmaṇaŚ
Śakra (Indra)FAQs
Dharma begins with attentive listening—right action is preceded by hearing and reflection.
The broader setting is Kedāra (Kedārakhaṇḍa), though this verse itself is a narrative transition rather than direct tīrtha-praise.
None in this verse; it introduces Indra’s reply within the dharma-discussion.