Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
Devanagari script
अन्याः परस्परालाप प्रकुर्वंति वरस्त्रियः । एका सा कामिनी धन्या यास्य चक्रेवगूहनम्
Transliteration
anyāḥ parasparālāpa prakurvaṃti varastriyaḥ | ekā sā kāminī dhanyā yāsya cakrevagūhanam
Translation
สตรีผู้สูงศักดิ์อื่น ๆ เริ่มสนทนากันเอง; แต่มีนางผู้หนึ่งผู้เป็นสิริมงคล ถูกความรักครอบงำ ราวกับจะโผเข้ากอดเขา
Word by Word
अन्याःother (women)
अन्याः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootanya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
परस्परालापम्mutual talk/conversation
परस्परालापम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootparaspara (प्रातिपदिक) + ālāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)
प्रकुर्वन्तिthey do/engage in
प्रकुर्वन्ति:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + कृ (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)
वरस्त्रियःexcellent women
वरस्त्रियः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvara (प्रातिपदिक) + strī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
एकाone (woman)
एका:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rooteka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
साshe
सा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
कामिनीa beloved/young woman
कामिनी:
Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
धन्याfortunate/blessed
धन्या:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying ekā/kāminī)
याwho
या:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)
अस्यof him/this (man)
अस्य:
Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)
चक्रेवगूहनम्a hiding/embrace as if (in) a wheel/circle
चक्रेवगूहनम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootcakra (प्रातिपदिक) + iva (अव्यय) + gūhana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभाव-समास ("चक्रम् इव" + गूहनम्)
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A group of noblewomen whisper and converse, glancing toward the radiant youth; one woman steps forward with arms slightly extended, as if to embrace, singled out as ‘dhanyā’.
FAQs
It contrasts mere talk with impulsive action, implying the dhārmic need to govern desire through discernment and discipline.
Not specified in this verse; it is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter of Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
None.