Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

प्रविश्द्यौवनाभोगभावैरतिमनोहरा । निर्वास्यमानैरपरैस्तिलतंदुलिताकृतिः

Transliteration

praviśdyauvanābhogabhāvairatimanoharā | nirvāsyamānairaparaistilataṃdulitākṛtiḥ

Translation

Khi bước trọn vào những khoái lạc và tâm tình của tuổi xuân, nàng trở nên mê hoặc khôn cùng. Những nét đẹp khác dần nở rộ, thân hình nàng mảnh mai, mềm dịu—như dây mè rung rinh theo gió.

Word by Word

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः; धातुः: विश् (to enter) उपसर्गः प्र-

• यौवन: youth
• यौवन: Viśeṣaṇa (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem used in compound)

• आभोग: fullness, luxuriance
• आभोग: Viśeṣaṇa (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem used in compound)

• भावैः: by/with qualities
• भावैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• अति: very, exceedingly
• अति: Viśeṣaṇa (intensifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/उपपद-रूपेण तीव्रतावाचक (intensifier)

• मनोहरा: very charming
• मनोहरा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस् + हर (प्रातिपदिक; मनोहर)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मनः हरति इति); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• निर्वास्यमानैः: by (others) being driven out/expelled
• निर्वास्यमानैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्-वास् (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्/यमान-प्रत्ययः (present passive participle), तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन, पुं/नपुं (सहपद-समन्वयः)

• अपरैः: by others
• अपरैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• तिल: sesame
• तिल: Viśeṣaṇa (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem used in compound)

• तण्डुलित: rice-grain-like
• तण्डुलित: Viśeṣaṇa (compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तण्डुल (प्रातिपदिक) + इत (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत-प्रत्यय (क्त/इत) रूपेण विशेषण; प्रथमा, एकवचन (stem used in compound)

• आकृतिः: a form/figure (like sesame and rice grains)
• आकृतिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तिल-तण्डुलित-आकृतिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

First-person narrator within Sūta’s narration (descriptive passage)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A brāhmaṇa addressed as 'vipra' (within the story’s dialogue frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A youthful maiden newly blossomed, slender and delicate like a sesame creeper swaying in a soft breeze; companions and a garden-like setting implied.

Characters & Entities

• kanyā (the maiden)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It highlights the power of sense-perception and attraction, setting the stage for the need of self-control (dama) and dharmic discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is poetic narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.