Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
Devanagari script
एतत्कथय मे देव संक्षेपान्नातिविस्तरात्
Transliteration
etatkathaya me deva saṃkṣepānnātivistarāt
Translation
“ข้าแต่เทพเจ้า โปรดเล่าแก่ข้าพเจ้าโดยสังเขป อย่าให้ยืดยาวนัก”
Word by Word
एतत्this (matter)
एतत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun)
कथयtell, narrate
कथय:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकथ् (धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
मेto me / my
मे:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)
देवO god, O lord
देव:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन
संक्षेपात्briefly, in summary
संक्षेपात्:
Adhikarana (Circumstance/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootसंक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (ablative of manner/limit)
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध (negation particle)
अतिtoo much, excessively
अति:
Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (अव्यय)
Formउपसर्ग/अव्यय (intensifier)
विस्तरात्from (too much) detail; at length
विस्तरात्:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootविस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; अपादान (from the standpoint of extent)
Speaker
Śrī Devī (Pārvatī)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Īśvara (Śiva)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Devī, with folded hands, requests a brief account from Īśvara; the posture conveys humility and pedagogic clarity.
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrī Devī (Pārvatī)Ī
Īśvara (Śiva)FAQs
The Purāṇic method teaches dharma through focused inquiry and concise, purposeful narration.
The request pertains to Vṛddha-Prabhāsa in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
None; it is a narrative instruction requesting a concise account.