Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
Devanagari script
एतत्कथय मे देव संक्षेपान्नातिविस्तरात्
Transliteration
etatkathaya me deva saṃkṣepānnātivistarāt
Translation
“Xin Ngài kể cho con, bạch Thiên Chúa—vắn tắt thôi, chớ quá dài dòng.”
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.
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