Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

कुंती च द्रौपदी चोभे मुमुदाते नितांततः । मंगलान्यस्य चक्राते मौर्व्याश्च धन तर्पिते

Transliteration

kuṃtī ca draupadī cobhe mumudāte nitāṃtataḥ | maṃgalānyasya cakrāte maurvyāśca dhana tarpite

Translation

کُنتی اور دروپدی—دونوں—نہایت خوش ہوئیں۔ اُنہوں نے اُس کے لیے مبارک دعائیں اور منگل آشیرواد کیے، اور موروی بھی دولت سے سیر ہو گئی۔

Word by Word

• कुन्ती: Kuntī
• कुन्ती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘Kuntī’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• द्रौपदी: Draupadī
• द्रौपदी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘Draupadī’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उभे: both
• उभे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन — ‘both (women)’

• मुमुदाते: rejoiced
• मुमुदाते: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन — ‘the two rejoiced’

• नितान्ततः: exceedingly
• नितान्ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नितान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘entirely, exceedingly’

• मङ्गलानि: auspicious rites
• मङ्गलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन — ‘auspicious rites/things’

• अस्य: for him
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of him/for him’

• चक्राते: performed
• चक्राते: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन — ‘the two performed/made’

• मौर्व्याः: of Maurvī
• मौर्व्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of Maurvī’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• धन: wealth
• धन: Sambandha/Hetu (Contextual relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — ‘wealth’ (context: with respect to wealth)

• तर्पिते: when (they were) satisfied
• तर्पिते: Sati-saptami (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु) [णिच्]
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘when/after (it was) satisfied/appeased’ (locative absolute sense)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) (contextual deduction)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kuntī and Draupadī rejoice and perform auspicious benedictions; Maurvī is shown satisfied with the received wealth.

Characters & Entities

• Kuntī
• Draupadī
• Maurvī
• Ghaṭotkaca

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious blessings from elders and the harmony of the household are signs of dhārmic fulfillment after a rite.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is domestic and ceremonial rather than tīrtha-centered.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

“Maṅgalāni” indicates customary auspicious rites/benedictions performed after marriage, though details are not specified.