Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

श्रुता द्वैपायनमुखात्कथां वक्ष्यामि चात्र वः । पुरा द्रुपदराजस्य पुत्रीमासाद्य पांडवाः

Transliteration

śrutā dvaipāyanamukhātkathāṃ vakṣyāmi cātra vaḥ | purā drupadarājasya putrīmāsādya pāṃḍavāḥ

Translation

میں تمہیں یہاں وہ حکایت سناؤں گا جو میں نے خود دویپاین (ویاس) کے دہنِ مبارک سے سنی تھی۔ قدیم زمانے میں پانڈوؤں نے راجہ دروپد کی دختر کو حاصل کیا۔

Word by Word

• śrutā: heard (was)
• śrutā: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) → śruta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• dvaipāyana-mukhāt: from the mouth of Dvaipāyana
• dvaipāyana-mukhāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvaipāyana (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dvaipāyanasya mukham)

• kathām: the story
• kathām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• vakṣyāmi: I shall tell
• vakṣyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• vaḥ: to you / of you
• vaḥ: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: formerly)

• drupada-rājasya: of King Drupada
• drupada-rājasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: drupada (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (drupadasya rājā)

• putrīm: the daughter
• putrīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• āsādya: having reached/approached
• āsādya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√sad (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable)

• pāṇḍavāḥ: the Pāṇḍavas
• pāṇḍavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Ugraśravā (Sūta)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Narrator announces he will recount a story heard directly from Vyāsa; a brief vignette hints at the Pāṇḍavas’ winning of Draupadī at Drupada’s court.

Characters & Entities

• Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)
• Drupada
• Pāṇḍavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic authority is grounded in sacred transmission (Vyāsa as source), linking dharma-teachings to established tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets the historical-itihāsa backdrop.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces the provenance of the narrative.